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About the job
Join our team as a water/wastewater professional with OCWA!In this role, you will be the group leader and direct staff in the operations and maintenance of advanced Class 4 Water Transmission System with a storage capacity of 620 cubic meters per day, which supplies drinking water to several municipalities. This requires knowledge of various application processes including Hydraulic Operations, Chloramination, Transferring Water through multiple Pressure Zones and various chemical systems. Working on a rotating shift schedule, as part of your operational duties this position ensures the safe and efficient operation of all systems required to operate water facilities to meet regulatory compliance, contractual obligations, and protect the health of residents and environment.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
- Minimum Class 1 Water Distribution and Supply as per O. Reg.128/04 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and have the ability to achieve certification to the highest level of the facility.
- Valid Class G Drivers licence.
- Ability to work on a rotating shift schedule or compressed work week.
- Must be able to respond to on-call within a reasonable period of time and work as ORO (Overall Responsible Operator).
Knowledge
- Excellent knowledge and experience in the principles and practices necessary in the operation and maintenance of advanced water distribution facilities and water treatment.
- Scheduled readings and recordings; monitoring local process conditions and equipment operations.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and standard safety precautions including storage of chemicals, confined space entry, equipment lockout/tagging and personal protective equipment.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics and chemistry including chemical dosing and process optimization in order to make calculations regarding chemicals and operating processes.
- Knowledge of water facilities operating methods, procedures and techniques and their practical application.
- Technical and electrical/mechanical knowledge.
- Excellent knowledge of computerized monitoring systems such as SCADA, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and overall computer literacy to record data from inspections and monitoring activities to complete work orders, project forms to initiate repairs for maintenance.
Skills and Ability include
- Demonstrated team leadership skills to direct, mentor and guide staff.
- Judgement and decision making skills to provide direction to staff on projects, work and priorities.
- Interpersonal skills to provide direction, advice and recommendations to management, contractors, equipment suppliers, project staff and other Agency personnel.
- Problem solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and make timely decisions to address work priorities and emergencies.
- Ability to correct operating discrepancies; to trace abnormal conditions or noise; to report major deviations or conditions that do not respond to normal corrective actions; and to determine from several choices the method to restore normal operating conditions.
- Good oral communication skills to report equipment problems or malfunctions in order to ensure the problem is conveyed and understood, and to provide direction for corrective response.
- Good written communication skills to write reports.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints engineering drawings and follow process drawings to aid in troubleshooting equipment problems.
- Ability to use and understand operating and maintenance manuals, and other technical specifications.
- Physical dexterity to perform job duties in all weather conditions, in confined spaces and in dirty and/or noisy environments.
- Ability to plan and schedule operational tasks for the department under the guidance of the manager.
What's in it for you?
- Flexible learning and development opportunities.
- Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
- You will be eligible for additional pay for certification, should you be successful in completing and maintaining facility water/wastewater operator's licenses
- Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 30 years.
- Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
- A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance.
- Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.