PART-TIME OPERATOR (OIT to LEVEL 4) COMPETITION NO.: PWE-2025-21

Corporation of the City of Timmins; Timmins; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A municipal government organization in Timmins is seeking a Part-Time Operator to assist with wastewater treatment operations. The ideal candidate will hold an OIT license, possess a Grade 12 education, and have experience in environmental processes. This role involves monitoring treatment processes, maintaining records, and performing maintenance tasks as needed. Excellent teamwork and self-management skills are essential.

Benefits

Pension Entitlement: Employer Matched Contributions

Qualifications

• Must have a valid unrestricted 'G' driver’s license.
• Current WHMIS Certificate necessary.
• Experience in operations and maintenance of environmental processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and regulate treatment processes within wastewater plants.
• Record test results and maintain digital log books.
• Perform janitorial duties and maintenance for facilities.

Skills

Ability to work without supervision

Basic knowledge of PLCs

Basic knowledge of SCADA systems

Education

Grade 12 education

Ministry of Environment Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection Operator-in-Training (OIT) licences

College Diploma in Environmental Studies or Chemical Engineering

Job description

PART-TIME OPERATOR (OIT to LEVEL 4) COMPETITION NO.: PWE-2025-21

Posting Date: November 3, 2025

Closing Date: Open Posting

Department: Waste Water

Hours per Week: 24 hours per week

Benefits Entitlement: No

Pension Entitlement: Yes – Employer Matched Contributions

Existing Position: Yes

Salary: $27.36 - $35.01 (2025)

Union: OPSEU Local 649

Duties

• Report directly to the Chief Operator of Wastewater Operations and fill in for operations relief.
• Monitor and regulate levels in all various wet wells, tanks and digesters.
• Monitor and regulate all treatment processes within the two (2) wastewater plants and respective wastewater pumping stations.
• Monitor and regulate all chemical dosages and conduct various tests for efficiency.
• Monitor and sustain biological processes at the two (2) wastewater treatment plants.
• Standardize and calibrate, as prescribed, all chemical test equipment.
• Record all test results and maintain entries in a digital format.
• Must maintain a digital log book for all standard and emergency operational conditions and validate and reconcile all reported numerical values, flows, run hours, etc.
• Assist in performing general maintenance activities for all mechanical equipment for plant and wastewater pumping stations.
• Perform the cleaning and unplugging of pumping station wet wells, clarifiers, grit tanks, digesters and pumps and other equipment as required.
• Janitorial duties of all facilities including outside maintenance (snow clearing around entrances to buildings and walkways around tanks of various description).
• Fill out log books and maintenance records at all the remote pump stations.
• Collect and analyse wastewater samples as per Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Communicate with various outside service providers, contractors and other agencies as required.
• Perform on call duty as scheduled and respond to emergencies in the systems after completion of training.
• Able to work rotating shifts including weekends.
• Required to participate and support the City of Timmins Continuous Improvement Program in order to help foster a culture of operational excellence.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education.
• Must have a Ministry of Environment Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection Operator-in-Training (OIT) licences. If OIT certified, must be willing to obtain Class 1 certifications.
• College Diploma in Environmental Studies or Chemical Engineering is considered an asset.
• Experience in operations and maintenance of environmental processes.
• Must have and maintain a valid unrestricted “G” driver’s license.
• Ability to work without direct supervision, follow written and oral instructions and complete records.
• Basic knowledge of PLCs and SCADA systems an asset.
• Current WHMIS Certificate.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your cover letter/resume to the Human Resources Department.

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The City of Timmins is committed to providing a safe and supportive workplace where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of how we conduct business. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Personal information provided is collected under the authority of The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.