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A successful candidate will be required to perform the following duties:
Inspect equipment on a daily basis to ensure effective operations
Monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges
Collect and test water and sewage samples
Clean and maintain equipment, tanks, filter beds, and other work areas
Follow WSA (Water Security Agency) regulations
Ensure safety standards are met
Coordinate with Village Administration for major repairs
Add chlorine to water for disinfection
Add potassium permanganate to aid in the treatment of metals present in ground water.
Record meter and gauge readings and operational data
Operate equipment to purify and clarify water
Maintain the treatment plant systems
Maintain and operate the filtering and chemical treatment processes
Operate equipment to process and dispose of sewage
Lagoon Maintenance
Other duties as required
Submit reports to Village Clerk on a Monthly basis
The successful applicant has the following requirements:
Must have reliable transportation
Certification in water treatment and distribution Levels I (or willingness and ability to attain)
Certification in wastewater collection and wastewater treatment Level I (or willingness and ability to attain)
Ability to operate and maintain water and sewer equipment and systems
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Water Distribution Certificate (Levels I, II or III)
- Water Treatment Certificate (Levels I, II or III)
- Confined Space Entry Certification
- Class V Driver's License
Additional Skills
- Complete and maintain plant logs and reports
Specific Skills
- Wear and use Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) equipment
- Transport and mix chemicals, and operate equipment used to unload chemicals
- Respond to customer complaints on water quality problems
- Read recording instruments to measure output and consumption levels, bacterial content, chlorine and fluoride levels
- Perform maintenance and repairs to plant machinery or equipment
- Patrol plant to check pumps, motors, filters, chlorinators and other plant equipment
- Operate and monitor computerized control systems and related equipment to regulate the treatment and distribution of water
- Operate and monitor computerized control systems and related equipment to regulate the flow of sewage and to treat and dispose of sewage and wastes
- Monitor and inspect plant equipment and systems to detect equipment malfunctioning and to ensure plant systems are operating normally
- Monitor and read recording instruments to detect equipment malfunctions and ensure plant systems and equipment are operating within prescribed limits
- Make adjustments to plant equipment and systems
- Maintain chemical feed stocks
- Complete and maintain plant logs and reports
- Collect waste and sewage samples, test and analyze results
- Collect and test water samples for chemical and bacterial content
- Analyze test results and instrument readings