MANUAL LABOURER

The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day.

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will use your skills to maintain the water and wastewater facilities within the Southwest Region, specifically:
• Maintaining facility cleanliness including painting and minor repairs.
• Maintain sand filter beds.
• Cleaning inside plant and office areas including sweeping and mopping offices and washrooms; cleaning sinks and toilets; replacing soap, and paper towels as needed; cleaning windows; cleaning plant floors, tunnels, railings and weirs by hosing or mopping;
• Performing outside maintenance tasks including grass cutting/weed-eating, washing plant vehicles

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• Valid applicable Ontario Driver's licence.
• Ability to maintain plant/facility areas and ensure safety hazards are avoided.
• Ability to safely operate zero-turn lawnmower and drive a truck/trailer.

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and other relevant regulatory and legislative acts, codes, policies, guidelines and procedures related to water and wastewater operations and maintenance; health and safety procedures/WHMIS.

Skills and Ability include

• Ability to perform cleaning/maintenance functions to ensure appropriate standards are met in the offices, washrooms and plant areas and that they are kept clean and safe.
• Ability to perform routine preventive maintenance;
• Good oral and written communication skills to liaise with a variety of people including coworkers, clients, suppliers
• Ability to work in a team environment and take initiative.
• Ability to perform manual labour.

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 25 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.

Collection of Information

Your personal information is being collected and will be used to determine your qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for recruitment modernization initiatives. OPS Careers is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25 and this collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting.

If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, please contact us.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.