Traffic Technician

Overview

As a member of the military, Traffic Technicians plan, execute and manage the movement of all Canadian Armed Forces equipment and personnel. They use all modes of transport from any local, regional, national or international location in support of all Canadian Armed Forces Exercises and Operations. Traffic technicians operate in teams in existing or fabricated supply chains.

• Prepare, process, record and account for all transportation documents and forms relating to cargo/equipment and personnel movements
• Plan, administer, execute and manage the loading and offloading of cargo/equipment, personnel and baggage from military and commercial road, rail, air and maritime transport vehicles
• Dangerous cargo processing
• Customs documentation and liaison
• Operate military vehicles and materiel handling equipment, and
• Process transportation contracts, invoices and maintain financial records

Traffic Technicians work in warehouses, offices, terminals, the field and flying squadrons in Canada and around the world in support to Canadian Armed Forces operations. They may be required to work shifts and be employed in both established and isolated locations with extreme climates and conditions. If you chose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be assigned to your first base.

While there is some flexibility with regards to postings (relocations), accommodations can’t always be made, and therefore, you can likely expect to move at some point in your career. However, if you decide to join the Primary Reserve Force, you will do so through a specific Reserve unit. Outside of training, your chosen Reserve unit will be your workplace on a part time basis, and you will not be obligated to relocate to a different base.

As part of the Primary Reserve Force, you typically work one night per week and some weekends as a minimum with possibilities of full-time employment.

• Direct Entry Options

The minimum required education to apply for this job is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec. Foreign education may be accepted.

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course (Basic Training), held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.

Traffic Technicians attend the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre in Borden, Ontario. The initial Training lasts approximately 12 weeks and includes the following topics:

• Driver Training:
  • Operation, maintenance and servicing of military vehicles and materiel handling equipment
  • Operation, maintenance and servicing of forklifts and other container movers
• Traffic Technicians Training:
  • Cargo/equipment movement by road, rail, sea and air
  • Basic aircraft loading principles for fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft
  • Rail load planning for vehicles
  • Customs and international movements requirements
  • Passenger processing
  • Transportation invoices and financial records, and
  • Process documentation applicable to cargo/equipment and personnel movement

Traffic Technicians are employed as Loadmasters on transport aircraft after acquiring the core occupational skills and successfully completing training on the aircraft. The RCAF employs Loadmasters on the following aircraft:

• CC130H Hercules Aircraft
• CC130J Hercules Aircraft
• CC150 Airbus Aircraft
• CC177 Globe master Aircraft, and
• CH147F Chinook Helicopter

As they progress in their career, Traffic Technicians who…