Water & Wastewater Operator in Training

H2O Innovation Inc.; Prince George; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance plan

RRSP

Vacation and sick days

Job summary

H2O Innovation Inc. seeks a Water & Wastewater Plant Operator-in-Training in Interior BC. You will support operation and maintenance of plants, perform inspections, and help manage maintenance and reporting to authorities.

This role emphasizes safety, compliance, and teamwork in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates bring experience with water treatment facilities, strong communication, and a flexible on-call mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience operating and maintaining Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants and related equipment desired.
• Must be flexible and demonstrate dedication to public services.
• Computer literate with ability to use Word and Excel.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Must be able to perform on-call support services on rotation.
• Excellent and professional oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, compliant, and consistent operation of all water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Operate and maintain treatment plants, sludge processing systems, and pumping stations according to standards.
• Conduct regular inspections of collection and distribution systems and plants.
• Create and initiate work orders for operational servicing and repairs.
• Prepare and deliver activity and work orders for preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Order goods and equipment, and maintain inventory.
• Submit reports to government agencies, departments and other organizations as required.
• Communicate effectively with personnel and supervisors; provide guidance to plant team members.

Skills

Water treatment experience

Equipment maintenance

MS Word & Excel

On-call availability

Communication skills

Valid Driver's License

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Choose a career at H 2 O Innovation with a team of passionate and highly self-motivated water treatment professionals working on multidisciplinary challenges in an international, dynamic and ever-growing environment.

Here, we encourage entrepreneurship and celebrate achievements . We work together to reach ambitious goals in an environment where fulfilling commitments and integrity are valued.

H 2 O Innovation is known for its state-of-the-art water and wastewater treatment systems as well as providing water and wastewater plant operations and maintenance management support across North America. H 2 O is seeking Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator-in-Training (OIT) in the Interior BC area.

CONDITIONS

Overall remuneration including:

• Group insurance plan;
• RRSP;
• Vacation and sick days.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

Reporting to the Operations Lead and Project Manager, the Water & Wastewater Plant Operator will be responsible for:

• Ensure safe, compliant, and consistent operation of all water and wastewater treatment plants ;
• Operation and maintenance of the treatment plants, sludge processing systems, and pumping stations according to related Government standards;
• Conduct regular inspections of the collection and distribution systems as well as the plants;
• Creation and initiation of work orders for operational servicing and repairs;
• Preparation and delivery of activity and work orders for preventative and corrective maintenance;
• Ordering of goods and equipment, and maintain inventory;
• Submission of Reports to government agencies, departments, and other organizations as required;
• Ability to communicate effectively with other personnel and supervisors;
• Provide guidance and support to plant team members ;
• Maintain and execute training for operations personnel to develop required knowledge and skills ;
• Communicate with the operators, client and management on issues that may potentially affect the treatment process, compliance or public health ;
• Support water and wastewater treatment projects. Support with the development of project plans, SOP’s, justify and execute project requests.
• Support and maintain positive operator and customer relationships and communications ;
• Ensure strategic market development and growth ;
• Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES DESIRED

Professional:

• Experience operating and maintaining Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants and related equipment desired;
• Must be flexible and demonstrate a dedication to the position and to public services;
• Computer literate with ability to use Microsoft Word, and Excel;
• Valid Driver’s License required;
• Must be able to perform on-call support services on rotation
• Excellent and professional oral and written communication skills.

Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to):

• Walking & Standing: 4-12 hr/day;
• Bending & Reaching: 4-8 hr/day;
• Pushing & pulling: 4-8 hr/day;
• Driving 4-6 hr/day;
• Physical Effort: does not lift weights more than 50 lbs;
• Environmental Stress: busy atmosphere, working inside and outside.
• Work is performed indoors and outdoors in often harsh weather conditions.

Personal:

The selected candidate will be recognized for his/her organizational skills , rigor and analytical skills .He/she will be autonomous in addition to beingcomfortable in a multi-tasking environment .The candidate will be goal oriented and will act as a team player ,who not only will share his/her knowledge ,but who will also have the desire to learn continually .Lastly, he/she will demonstrate a professional and positive attitude towards his/her team and the external & internal clients.

H 2 O INNOVATION

H 2 O Innovation designs and provides state-of-the-art, custom-built and integrated water treatment solutions based on membrane filtration technology for municipal, industrial, energy and natural resources end-users. The Corporation’s activities rely on three pillars which are i) water and wastewater projects; ii) specialty products and services, including a complete line of specialty chemicals, consumables, specialized products for the water treatment industry as well as control and monitoring systems; and iii) operation and maintenance services for water and wastewater treatment systems. For more information, visit www.h2oinnovation.com.