SONAR OPERATOR
$4337 - $6413 per monthCanadian Armed Forces
Do you have the focus and quick thinking to spot what others might miss? As a Sonar Operator in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll operate advanced acoustic systems to help support critical tactical decisions at sea.
This position is available full-time.
Pay & Benefits
The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:
- Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
- New pay increases: earn more from the start
- Signing Bonus paid in installments at key service milestones
- Training opportunities
- Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Counseling, and relocation support services
- Pension plan
- Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance
Overview
As a Sonar Operator, your primary duties include:
- Operate all active and passive sonars, sonar simulators, communication equipment, bathythermograph equipment, sonobuoys and data transmission systems
- Assist in the development of command decisions by compiling and analyzing sonar and intelligence data
- Gather, evaluate and identify the significant features of oceanographic data
- Convert analyzed oceanographic and acoustic data into comprehensive reports
- Maintain status boards, charts and watchkeeping records, as well as geographical, operational and tactical plots
You will find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.
To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
- Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
- For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
- For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
- Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).
Required Education
The minimum required education to apply for this occupation is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec.
Foreign education may be accepted.
Direct Entry Plan
No previous work experience or career related skills are required. CAF recruiters can help you decide if your personal interests and attributes match the criteria for this occupation.
Join the CAF
To learn more about becoming a Sonar Operator, visit talk to a recruiter at a centre near you: or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.
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