Instructor, Safety and Equipment

Requisition ID: 22687
Department: Transit Services Dept.
Service: Safety, Regulatory, Trng & Dev Service
Branch: Safety, Training & Development Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 1 year
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: ATU 1760
Salary Information: $65,279.76 - $92,588.86 annually (2023 rates of pay)
Location: Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Transit Services - OC Transpo
Application Close: 16/06/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of the Safety, Regulatory, Training, and Development Service is to provide training and development, safety and regulatory compliance, and quality and continuous improvement of bus, para transit, and light rail services. Services and programs include appropriate safety and job training for transit employees and the compliance, development, and implementation of safety standards to protect the general public.

You are responsible for designing and performing training programs that will foster employees' workplace performance, comply with health and safety workplace standards, and align with the core values of Transit Fleet & Facilities Maintenance Branch and OC Transpo. You maintain close liaison with the Occupational Health & Safety Branch and keep current on all applicable federal and provincial legislation, assist in evaluating training needs, and participate in the development of annual training plans and maintaining staff training records.

You are responsible to review potential threats/hazards in each area, help create countermeasures to minimize potential risks and assess the training needs of employees. As a subject matter expert, you lead and attend meetings to resolve operational gaps in process, must keep up with changing safety laws, evaluate employee compliance, and otherwise help make each work area as safe as possible.

The programs and techniques may vary depending on work area assigned. Adaptation of training is required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of a 3-year college diploma in industrial engineering or another relevant, related field.

A minimum of five (5) years experience directly related to safety and technical training in the field of fleet maintenance and or industrial environments

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENCES

Commercial Vehicle Wheel Service Training Certificate approved in Ontario

Forklift Trainer Certificate

Mobile Elevating Work Platform Trainer Certification (MEWP)

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Instructor Certificate

Confined Space Instructor Certification

Bucket Truck Instructor Certification

High Voltage Electric Vehicle Safety Instructor Qualification/Certification

WHMIS Instructor Certification

WreckMaster Level 2/3 certification

Electric Vehicle – General Electric Safety Training

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Current Standard First Aid, CPR and/or AED certificatesValid Ontario unrestricted CZ class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no demerit points accumulated, as per City of Ottawa corporate standardSigning Authority under the MTO Driver Certification ProgramFleet Driver Trainer/Instructor certification (PRIDE or equivalent MTO-approved course)Certified Defensive Driving Course InstructorCertified Air Brake InstructorCertificate in Adult EducationFall Protection/Arrest Instructor certificateCurrent Ontario Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate card

KNOWLEDGE

• Good working knowledge of Federal and Provincial Regulations
• City policies and procedures affecting Transit maintenance operations
• Technologies and procedures governing transit vehicle maintenance
• Instructional techniques used in adult education
• Extensive knowledge of the vehicle components and systems and the standard methods
• Tools, equipment, various tools and forklift and materials used in the trades
• Sound knowledge of maintenance procedures for all vehicle system components
• Strong computer literacy in MS Office Suite in a Windows environment including the use of
• Ozone, the Internet and FMIS
• Knowledge of SAP information management system and reporting capabilities
• Safe work practices
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
• Workplace hazards and their associated controls, as well as an understanding of how to demonstrate that knowledge to others
• Safety management systems
• Adult learning principles and various learning styles
• Advanced technical knowledge of transit vehicles and industrial equipment
• Vehicle components and systems and the standard methods, tools, equipment and materials used in the truck and coach/automotive repair industry
• Computer literacy in MS Office Suite in a Windows environment
• Workplace electrical safety standards, CSA Z462-21 and NFPA 70E
• MTO and CVOR requirements
• MTO Highway Traffic Act and Regulations
• CVMA Commercial Vehicle Maintenance Agreement (Mexico-USA-Canada) Inspection criteria
• General Knowledge of emergency planning and evacuation
• Knowledge in developing learning solutions using emerging instructional technologies, including equipment to develop multimedia presentations
• Knowledge of building support systems

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work outside in inclement weather conditions, frequent mounting and dismounting of heavy equipment, travel regularly throughout the city.
• Ability to organize and disseminate vast amounts of information to support new technologies, safe work practices within the transit organization
• Work independently, with minimal direction, and collaboratively with all staff in a unionized, team environment
• Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and to deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures, and deadlines
• Proven ability to interact professionally, and work collaboratively within a unionized environment, with management, peers, trainees, and union officials
• Possess the ability to coach, support, develop, train, and provide guidance to other staff, and to facilitate learning in formal and informal environments
• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills by use of, emails, video conferencing and by phone
• Effectively provide constructive feedback to team members and training participants
• Possess presentation skills in adult learning principles
• Able to deal with difficult people, and contentious issues/situations
• Able to identify and assess problems and to use analytic and problem-solving skills to seek resolution in an effective and timely manner
• Possess computer literacy in MS Office Suite in a Windows environment, including use of the intra/Internet
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
• Critical thinking using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative training solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Judgment and decision making, considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Leadership, a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction
• Independence, developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision
• Possess sound judgment, diplomacy, discretion, and cultural sensitivity
• Possess initiative, maturity, patience, creativity, and enthusiasm
• Ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations
• Ability to adapt, evaluate and the willingness to adjust to the changing roles, tasks, technologies, and training in a Transit Fleet Maintenance environment.
• Possess a cooperative attitude
• Ability to complete projected work in a timely manner; while ensuring safety, quality, and cost effectiveness
• Able and willing to travel to all parts of the city

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: Designated Day 1 Ready – immediate requirement for language proficiency: French: oral, reading. English: oral, reading, writing Candidates must meet language requirement for position upon hire
• Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.