Water Treatment jobs in Canada

Closing Date: September 20, 2024, at 4:30 PM

Position Type: Permanent Full-Time

Department: Environmental Services

Number of Positions: One (1)

Employee Group: CUPE

File Number: SV24-124

Hours: 40 hours per week; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., evenings, nights, weekend and Statutory Holiday work is required.

Rate of Pay: $27.86-$38.13 per hour (based on certification level)

OIT: $27.86

Level 1: $31.05

Level 2: $34.07

Level 3: $36.60

Level 4: $38.13

The City of Belleville, known as the ‘Friendly City’, is located at the mouth of the Moira River where it meets the picturesque Bay of Quinte. Experience world-class fishing, boating, cycling and walking along approximately 14 kilometers of waterfront trails. We are home to Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology as well as Albert College, Canada’s oldest co-ed boarding independent private school. More information is available at www.belleville.ca.

Currently, the City of Belleville has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join the Environmental Services Department as a Water Treatment Plant Operator.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Water Treatment, the position involves the operation of a Level IV Water Treatment Plant and associated facilities, working alone during rotating shifts (24 hours, 7 days, on a year-round basis).

• Independently or collaboratively operate a Level IV Water Treatment plant on a rotating shift schedule (24/7/365).
• Operator-in-Charge as defined in 0. Reg. 128 under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SOWA).
• Monitor and adjust operational parameters both manually and by SCADA operations.
• Make and implement operational changes to ensure that water quality and quantity meets the legislative requirements as per the SOWA and associated Regulations as well as City requirements.
• Install, maintain and calibrate instrumentation and facility equipment as per industry standards and standard operating procedures.
• Repair and replace equipment as required.
• Perform analytical sampling and laboratory work for plant and distribution operations.
• Maintain proper and legible records and logs of operations.
• Prepare reports and summary data.
• Clearly and effectively communicate operational information at shift changes.
• Handle, decant and receive chemicals.
• Work in confined spaces and from heights when required.
• Assume ORO responsibilities, if required, when suitably certified and experienced.
• Clean and maintain work environment in a hygienic state.
• Troubleshoot and assist with plant optimization.
• Order and receive required bulk chemicals.
• If assigned, perform On-call duties (24/7) as part of a weekly rotation.
• Be available within 20 minutes response time when on-call.
• Handle customer complaints as per applicable SOP's.
• Administer emergency after-hours calls from Ontario One Call.
• Participate in JH&SC and QMS audits and inspections.
• Maintain facility and facility grounds as required.

Note: Above duties are representative of a typical position and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

• Successful completion of a minimum two (2) year post-secondary program in Civil Engineering, Environmental, Electrical or Mechanical field or other suitable equivalent that would enable operator certification up to the level of the facility (in accordance with 0. Reg. 128/04 as amended from time to time).
• Valid OIT in Water Treatment Subsystem MECP Certification as per OREG 128/04, with the ability to obtain licensing to the level of the Facility (WTP level 4).
• Valid Class G Driver’s license with safe driving record, to be held and maintained.

• Level 4 Water Treatment Subsystem MECP Certification.
• Ability to work alone in operational decision-making situations and implement changes to treatment processes.
• General troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of provincial Safe Drinking Water legislation.
• Ability to lift and move heavy objects (at least 50 lbs.).
• Demonstrated record keeping, time management, organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Training on Hach analytical equipment.

• Operational experience in a Large Municipal Residential System or Industrial, mechanical, or electrical maintenance exposure.
• Demonstrated exceptional mechanical aptitude.
• Hand and power tool use.

• Greater than 3 years of experience in industrial, mechanical, or electrical maintenance.
• Exposure to SCADA environment.
• General maintenance and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience working independently.
• General lab experience for turbidity, chlorine, fluoride and bacteriological sampling and testing.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Generator operation and maintenance.
• Hand power tool use.
• Instrument calibration and maintenance.
• Shift and on-call experience.

• Competitive employer-paid extended health benefits.
• OMERS Pension Plan.
• Live, work, and play in the beautiful City of Belleville and experience all that it has to offer.

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We thank all applicants who apply but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please be advised that the City of Belleville uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job postings. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked frequently and accepts emails from unknown users. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the job posting.

Applicants will be required to provide at their own expense a satisfactory criminal reference check dated within the past six (6) months and if deemed a requirement of the position, a driver’s abstract to the Human Resources Department on or before the date of the interview but no later than the commencement of employment if selected.

The City of Belleville is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Human Resources Division to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process.

Personal information and any supporting material will be administered in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).