WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR

FT/PT Position: 1 Full-Time Short Term Contact Position

Location: Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, ON

Reports To: Health Director

Closing Date: June 18, 2025

Summary: The Water Treatment Plant Operator is responsible for ensuring that the community has safe and clean water with the proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the community’s water supply, treatment, and distribution.

Duties:

▪Maintain the water treatment plant system in order to ensure the availability of a clean community water supply

▪Maintain and operate the filtering and chemical treatment processes

▪Inspect, service and repair components of the water treatment plant including water intakes, pipes, water storage tanks, chemical treatment equipment controls, circulation pumps, boilers, heat exchangers, and valves

▪Ensure adequate supply of water for human consumption and firefighting emergencies

▪Prepare work orders for servicing and repairs and arrange for major repairs

▪Inspect the treatment plant systems on a daily basis to ensure effective operations

▪Conduct weekly water samples around community and provide reports to government agencies and departments

▪Conduct regular inspections of the physical plant

▪Conduct inspections of mechanical, generators, electrical and other building components and systems

▪Maintain all required levels of training

▪Maintain records, inventories, and prepare activity and work order reports

▪Attend and successfully complete any required pre-employment training and/or ongoing training as requested by the Health Director

▪Work as part of a team, including attending staff meetings as required or requested, and;

▪Other relevant job duties as assigned by the Health Director.

Qualifications:

▪Completion of Grade 12 diploma / G.E.D. or equivalent an asset.

▪Must possess a valid Water Treatment Certificate, an OIT Water Treatment Certificate, and/or must be willing and able to seek all required levels of training.

▪Proficiency with computers and software programs, such as Microsoft Office, to complete required reports.

▪Must be reliable and punctual, self-motivated and able to work unsupervised, and work as part of a team.

▪Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.

▪Must be able to follow direction and understand the scope of job duties.

▪Possess a valid G class driver’s license and have access to a reliable vehicle an asset.

▪Must be willing to submit to workplace drug testing.

▪Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Band member an asset.

Please submit a Cover Letter, Resume, and 3 References (with permission to contact) by:

June 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. CST

Applications can be submitted by e-mail, fax, or in-person to:

Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Band Office

Attention: Human Resources

RR#1, Site 115, Box 300

Dryden, ON P8N 2Y4

T: (807) 938-6684 F: (807) 938-1166

E-mail: humanresources@wlon.org

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR APPLYING; HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.