Senior Lead, Fabrication

Your Challenge

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Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization.

Design and Fabrication Services (DFS) is the National Research Council’s (NRC) principal design and fabrication organization, supporting research and innovation.

DFS supports NRC research by continuously delivering improvements to key national test facilities as well as directly through engineering, design and fabrication support to individual research portfolios, programs and projects.

We are looking for a Senior Lead, Fabrication to support our Design and Fabrication Services Branch in Vancouver. The Senior Lead, Fabrication will be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

The ideal candidate would be a machinist or toolmaker with experience leading a small multi-disciplinary team in a machine / fabrication shop environment.

This candidate would be comfortable interacting with clients and managing multiple fabrication projects with focus on meeting commitments.

He or she would also be able to function autonomously with his or her team to provide support to researchers.

The position is required to assist the Vancouver Fabrication Supervisor in developing and managing the daily operations which includes machining, welding and assembly services to researchers in the field of advanced manufacturing.

The Senior Lead provides technical advices to the fabrication team and their clients. As the main point of contact for the shop, the Senior Lead interacts with clients to understand their requirements and priorities.

A significant part of the job is to manage several projects often under tight schedule and to address priority conflicts.

The Senior Lead is also responsible for all aspect of health and safety related to shop environment as well as the shop improvement by introducing new technologies.

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates :

Education

Successful completion of a 4 year apprentice program.

Red seal machinist certification.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Extensive experience as a working level technician in one of the disciplines of tool-making or precision machining.
• Significant experience leading technical teams including planning, estimating, scheduling, assigning and monitoring work.
• Significant experience dealing with clients with multiple priorities and meeting strict deadlines.
• Significant experience managing projects.
• Significant experience working with CAD-CAM software.
• Significant is defined as at least 2 to 6 years
• Extensive is defined as 7 years or more

Condition of Employment

Secret (II)

A Secret clearance must be obtained within 12 months of employment.

Language Requirements

English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria :

Technical Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of manufacturing methods and methodologies for prototyping and limited production including use of CAD / CAM software.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings to determine optimal manufacturing process flow from development of bills of material, tooling requirements, fixturing, programming and QA.
• Ability to managing projects including estimating cost and scheduling.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety standards and practices in a work shop environment.

Behavioural Competencies

• Technology support - Client focus (Level 2)
• Technology support - Communication (Level 2)
• Technology support - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 2)
• Technology support - Results orientation (Level 2)
• Technology support - Teamwork (Level 3)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile : Technology Support

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Compensation

From $73,744 to $94,839 per annum.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, vacation, sick, and other leave entitlements, disability insurance and pension plans.

The NRC Advantage

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development.

We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.

We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world.

And now, we want to partner with you. Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.

At the NRC Employee wellness matters. We offer flexible work schedules as well as part-time work to help employees maintain work-life balance.

We are one of the few federal organizations that close our offices during the December holiday season. We offer professional learning and development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and a suite of mentorship, award and recognition programs.

Diversity enables creativity and innovation. Fostering a diverse, inclusive, welcoming and supportive workplace is important to us, and contributes to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system.

We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process.

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