Jr. Operator

Synagro; Victoria; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Synagro is seeking an Operator to join their team in Victoria, Canada. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and experience in operations, particularly within wastewater treatment. This role entails performing maintenance tasks, ensuring safety standards, and guiding junior team members, all while contributing positively to the facility's operations. The company offers competitive benefits including paid time off, medical options, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

10 days paid time off

10 Holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Health Saving Account with company match

Flexible Spending Account

RRSP with company match

Career growth and promotional opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma required; additional training considered an asset.
• Experience in residuals management or wastewater treatment preferred.
• Knowledge of biosolids is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Performs tasks assigned by the Operations Manager with minimal supervision.
• Provides technical guidance on maintenance decisions as experience increases.
• Ensures safety measures and reports incidents.

Skills

Troubleshooting techniques

Documentation skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Training in process, chemical, or mechanical program

Tools

Water treatment laboratory equipment

Thermal dryers

Anaerobic digesters

Centrifuges

Gravity belt thickeners

Job description

Synagro partners with stakeholders to clean our water, protect our environment, and serve our communities by generating worth from what others consider waste. We work to protect the health of our water, our Earth, and those who depend on them now and in the future. Synagro takes pride in having zero layoffs during the pandemic, and the business continues to thrive during difficult times.

What good is a job without great benefits to reward your hard work? Here are some highlights of what Synagro has to offer:

• 10 days paid time off
• 10 Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision (within 30 days of hire)
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• RRSP with company match (fully vested upon hire)
• Career growth and promotional opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement

POSITION SUMMARY:

An Operator requires familiarity with equipment, procedures, products, and the risk and safety issues associated with the job and environment. The individual identifies deficiencies and recommends or performs corrections to assets and procedures to meet performance standards. With increasing experience, the role involves more complex tasks combined with higher levels of decision-making and may involve providing guidance and leadership to more junior colleagues.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performs tasks as assigned by the Operations Manager in a timely and professional manner and displays a maturity to work with minimal supervision.
2. With increasing experience, provides technical guidance and solutions to processing or maintenance decisions.
3. Takes ownership of their actions and pride in the facility through excellent housekeeping and a focus on quality.
4. Functions as part of a team and works well with others.
5. Regularly attends safety meetings and ensures incidents are reported.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

1. Experience working in an operating role, preferably in residuals management, wastewater treatment, or relevant industry.
2. Able to effectively and accurately complete daily reports, maintenance work orders, incident reports, and other documentation using various software applications.
3. Experience working with any of the following: thermal dryers, anaerobic digesters, centrifuges, gravity belt thickeners, or water treatment laboratory equipment, considered an asset.
4. Demonstrates successful troubleshooting techniques or repair estimates on equipment, and shows insight into the root cause of problems to generate solutions.
5. Ability to capture accurate and consistent product samples and perform preliminary laboratory analysis.
6. Ability to read and comprehend instructional manuals, instruction sheets, technical data, work orders, and mechanical drawings in English.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

1. Minimum high school diploma required; additional training in a process, chemical, or mechanical program considered an asset.
2. Operating years’ experience considered an asset and counted towards seniority.
3. Biosolids knowledge preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Ability to work varying shifts, overtime, holidays, on-call duty, and emergency call-ins.
2. Ability to move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, and uneven surfaces utilizing ladders when necessary.
3. Talking, hearing, seeing, sitting, standing, walking, and lifting up to 25 kgs.
4. Ability to access confined spaces for general cleaning and inspections.
5. The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
6. The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
7. The worker is subject to hazards: proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or bio-solids.

Synagro is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If contacted for an interview, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure your accessibility needs are met throughout this process. Any information received regarding accommodations will be handled confidentially.