Summer Student

Veolia; Town of Swan Hills; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia North America is seeking a Summer Student for the Swan Hills Treatment Centre. The role involves maintaining equipment, ensuring safety, and supporting operations. Ideal candidates are enrolled in engineering or technology programs, possess mechanical aptitude, and thrive in a team-oriented, dynamic environment. Experience in an industrial setting is a plus. This internship is a great opportunity to learn and enhance your skills while working on meaningful projects.

Benefits

Competitive compensation, pension and benefits package

Internal and external training programs

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an Engineering or Technology program relevant to the role.
• Ability to operate MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Strong customer service attitude and commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and services equipment while complying with standard operating procedures.
• Safely operates vehicles and equipment, assists technicians, and manages inventories.
• Conducts inspections and documents maintenance activities.

Skills

Basic mechanical aptitude

Good mathematical skills

Computer literacy (MS Office)

Strong work ethic

Good communication skills

Attention to details

Organizational skills

Education

Enrolled in Engineering or Technology program

Minimum high school graduate

Job description

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.

www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

The Summer Student safety and efficiently maintains, services all pieces of equipment while learning their trade and enhancing their scope of knowledge for their assigned facilities located within the Swan Hills Treatment Centre(SHTC). Assigned Veolia SHTC. All work performed is to be in accordance with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and permitting requirements while achieving target KPIs. KPIs include safety, productivity, and quality of work performed. The incumbent may be requested to assist other trades in the performance of their work as required. Incumbent may be required to work day shifts.

This position operates within a COR certified plant environment (which is a requirement of our Contract) and is required to comply with all regulatory requirements including the Client’s operating approval with Alberta Environment.

Main Responsibilities:

The duties of the Summer Student are as follows, but not limited to:

Understands and promotes the Company’s, the Division’s, the Plant’s, and the Department’s mission statement, values, and strategic goals.

Proactively promotes through example a safe work ethic, attitude, and workplace. Complies with all safety policies, standards, and procedures to achieve a safe work environment and safety for all staff and visitors as well as the Company’s, Client’s and Regulatory Agencies safe work objectives and requirements.

Maintains effective working relationships and communications with peers, management, staff in other Company departments, and client representatives. Effectively resolves any conflicts in a timely and respectful manner to achieve positive and healthy working relationships and workplace environment.

Promotes a quality-first work ethic and attitude to provide a service of the highest standard achievable.

Maintains confidentiality to comply with all regulatory requirements and Company Privacy and Confidentiality policies and procedures.

Understands, complies with, and is accountable for adherence to COR quality standards in all activities.

Safely operates company owned, leased, managed, or rented vehicles and/or mobile equipment .

Assist maintenance Technicians

Support production operations

Help with inventory management

Conduct basic equipment inspections

Paint parking lot, railings and equipment’s as assigned

Document maintenance activities

Assist with data collection and entry

Support quality control process

Help with general plant operations

Completes other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experiences:

• Enrolled in Engineering, Technology or related program, minimum high school graduate
• Basic mechanical aptitude
• Good mathematical skills
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to follow instructions
• Good communication skills
• Previous experience in an industrial process plant environment an asset
• Strong customer service attitude and commitment to providing exceptional customer service and quality results.
• Attentiveness to details and ability to manage a diverse workload within a fast-paced environment with changing multiple priorities and frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently with minimal supervision.
• Proven organizational and creative-problem solving skills.
• Intermediate-level computer skills to operate MS Office Suite (especially Outlook, Excel, and Word).
• Ability and willingness to work assigned shifts and overtime as scheduled, including outside of regular business hours to achieve operational requirements.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality to comply with all regulatory requirements and Company Privacy and Confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Ability to complete all conditions of employment including negative alcohol and drug test, current and clean Class 5 driver’s license, pre-employment medical, immunizations, and background check.

Hours of Work:

Temporary intership for the summer period.

Regular hours of work for the Apprentice Electrician (SHTC) is based on a 40 hour work week in a compressed work week schedule. Thereby working four, ten-hour days each week. To achieve operational requirements and businesshour coverage at all times, incumbent may be required to occasionally change/adapt their hours. Options within the Compressed Work Week Guidelines are:

• Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday and 6:00 am to 4:30 pm or 7:00 am to 5:30 pm with a 30-minute scheduled lunch break. Position is based on a 40-hour work week. With prior approval, incumbent has flexibility to adapt hours to meet business and personal needs. Incumbent is required to work pre-authorized overtime as scheduled.

Additional Information

Why join our team of researchers? Come and rejuvenate the world with us!

• Acting today to create the world of tomorrow;
• A company in constant growth;
• A multitude of large-scale projects where you can put your talent to good use;
• A multitude of large-scale projects where you can make the most of your talent; Challenges adapted to your needs and the absence of routine;
• The possibility of developing your career according to your professional objectives;
• Internal and external training and coaching programs;
• A very competitive compensation, pension and benefits package;
• Multi-disciplinary work teams and a health and safety oriented work environment.

We thank all applicants for applying, but only those selected will be contacted.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.