Plant Supervisor (Water Treatment)

BQE Water Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual vacation

Healthcare plan enrollment on hire

HSA matching

Education matching

Travel reimbursements

Job summary

BQE Water Inc. seeks a Plant Supervisor to oversee daily operations at North American sites. The role requires coordinating activities with client management and contractors, supervising staff, and ensuring SOP compliance in water treatment plants across Canada.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in plant operations, strong leadership, and a background in water treatment. Occasional travel to support multiple sites is expected, with opportunities for professional development and seasonal rotation

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in technical, maintenance or plant operations.
• Water treatment experience and related certifications are assets.
• Degree in a related field is an asset (e.g., chemical/mechanical eng).
• Strong communication, interpersonal and multitasking skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ability to generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day plant activities with client site management and contractors.
• Supervise operating staff and visiting engineers; provide training and development.
• Onboard staff; enforce company policies, SOPs and process adherence.
• Oversee daily plant operations and maintenance; pursue process improvements.
• Manage inventories of materials, consumables and PPE; coordinate reorders.
• Analyze and report plant performance data to site and head office.
• Provide leadership on safety and environmental compliance.
• Support technology development by reconciling data and reagent use.

Skills

Water treatment operations

Team leadership

Communication skills

Multitasking

Safety & compliance

MS Office

Bilingual English/French (asset)

Education

Degree in chemical/mechanical engineering or related

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Company

During an exciting period of growth at BQE Water Inc., continued expansion of water treatment operations at new sites across North America has created exciting new opportunities for Plant Supervisor s to join our team throughout Canada. Depending on operational requirements and the successful candidate's location, roles could be based at a specific treatment plant or involve regular business travel to support multiple sites nationally. We are seeking experienced industrial operations professionals with a proven background in site-based environments, strong leadership potential, and are familiar with and enjoy rotational work schedules and the extended time off they provide between shifts. While many plants operate seasonally, these permanent supervisory positions include valuable off-season opportunities focused on training, project support, and professional development, offering rewarding year-round career progression with an industry-leading international company.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day operations coordination of plant activities alongside relationship building and maintenance with client site management, contractors and personnel.
• Supervision of a team of operating staff and visiting Junior Process Engineers, delivering process training and ongoing professional development support.
• Execution of onboarding plans to train site-based or assigned staff, leading by example and governing company policy, SOPs and processes adherence.
• Responsible for all aspects of daily water treatment plant operations and maintenance, actively identifying and pursuing potential operational improvement.
• Overseeing plant inventories, including materials, consumables and PPE, coordinating reorders with site owners or vendors.
• Analyzing and reporting water treatment plant performance data insights to site, operations and head office management.
• Provision of leadership regarding safety and environmental compliance.
• Supporting the technology development group by reconciling process application data, reagent consumption, and plant utilization.
• Other duties as assigned by Operations Management.

Eligibility Criteria

• A minimum of three years of previous technical, maintenance and industrial plant operations work experience is required
• Water treatment plant experience specifically, and/or water treatment certifications are an asset - flag those for us!
• Degree in a related field is an asset e.g., chemical engineering, hydrometallurgy, mining, mineral processing or mechanical engineering
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and multitasking skills
• Knowledgeable and competent using a range of standard computer software programs e.g., MS Office Suite
• Prior experience in updating and/or creating operations reports and technical documentation
• Proven comfort collaborating effectively with various stakeholders
• Confident promoting and achieving continuous safety and operations quality performance improvements
• While not mandatory, being fluent in English and French is an asset, as we have many sites nationally including QC

Physical Requirements

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Occasional need to climb stairs and ladders on shift, including vertically
• Require to lift and/or move up to 10lbs sometimes
• Must be 'fit for duty' and may be required to undertake pre-access testing
• Specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision

Perks

• Paid annual vacation
• Healthcare plan enrollment on hire
• Bonus company-funded HSA and up to 5% GRRSP matching upon probation completion
• Up to $1,000 annually in education matching
• Professional dues (if applicable to role), safety certification, PPE and travel reimbursements