JOB POSTING AND SELECTION. 18.1 Management agrees to post any vacancy within the bargaining unit, except temporary vacancies not to exceed six calendar months for a period of four (4) working days in order to give employees an opportunity to make application for the position. All employees interested in the job vacancy must make an application within eight (8) working days from the date of posting. Management is not necessarily obliged to fill the job or jobs from the applications received. 18.2 In selecting a candidate to fill a vacancy within the bargaining unit, the Company shall consider skill, ability, qualifications, aptitude, attendance and efficiency. When these factors are relatively equal among the applicants, the employee with the greatest Company service credit shall be given preference. 18.3 In selecting a candidate to fill a job within the bargaining unit requiring the exercise of some supervisory responsibilities, the primary consideration should be given to qualifications and to personal qualities such as leadership, reliability, attendance, judgment, ability to organize and instruct and an understanding and a display of the practice of good human relations. For these supervisory jobs, an endeavour will be made to promote the most promising employee for the particular job.
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