Operator Class Ii - Barrie, Canada - City of Barrie

City of Barrie

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Barrie, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

Posted:
Wednesday, February 14, 2024**
Job Number:PC
-24-09

Job Type:
Permanent
Full-time, Union

Position Closing Date:
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
at 11:59pm

Choose Barrie

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests.

We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers.

Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose.

It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community.

We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

The Opportunity

The Infrastructure Department is comprised of five Branches, including three Design and Construction Branches, the Wastewater Operations Branch, and the Water Operations Branch.

Key responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of the City's environmental infrastructure and systems including water supply, treatment, and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment; and the design and construction of the City's infrastructure including treatment plants, pump stations, roads, sewers, watermains, sidewalks, stormwater management ponds, water towers and reservoirs, etc.

The Operator Class II - WwTF position performs process control duties and daily operational and maintenance activities in collaboration with the Supervisor of Wastewater Operations and Maintenance, Operations Lead Hand and/or Operator-in-Charge (OIC).

Specifically, this position monitors and controls sewage treatment processes and performance; conducts operational checks and inspections; documents process control activities, and performs basic operation of, and completes maintenance activities on a wide range of wastewater treatment and collection infrastructure and equipment.

Additionally, this position identifies process issues; and troubleshoots and adjusts processes in order to maintain the wastewater treatment and collection infrastructure and equipment.

This position is also responsible for taking instrument readings; collecting representative samples from various points in the sewage treatment and/or collection process; and performing standard wastewater process control tests.

In keeping with provincial regulations and Wastewater Operations Branch (WWOB) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), this position maintains personal, station and operator logs and records.

Lastly, this position acts at the Operator-in-Charge, on a scheduled rotational basis, and performs the statutory duties as prescribed under the Ontario Water Resources Act, O.

Reg. 129/04.

Overall, this position plays an integral role in ensuring the continuous and safe operation of wastewater facilities, processes and equipment in accordance with legislative and/or regulatory requirements, which will allow for continuous operation of the wastewater treatment plant, facilities, equipment and systems in keeping with community health needs and sound asset and risk management practices.

The City operates 17 remote Class III Wastewater Collection System (WWCS) facilities, in addition to a central 76MLD (megalitre/day) Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) Class IV Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF).

Each of the facilities are regulated by MOECC Certificates of Approval (CoA) and/or Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA) and Permits to Take Water (26 documents in total) with conditions that must be met.

Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job

Corporate Culture:

Your workplace values align with our corporate values of
_Strive, Share and Care_ and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

Two (2) year College Diploma in Chemical Engineering Technician, Civil Engineering Technician, Electrical Engineering Technician, Environmental Engineering Technician, and/or Mechanical Engineering Technician
Valid Wastewater Treatment Class II Licence from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC)
Valid Wastewater Collections Class II Licence from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC)
Position Equivalency Code: C

Experience

Three (3) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities, including:
One (1) year of experience as an Operator-in-Training (OIT); and,
Two (2) years of expe