Job details
- JobBank Id: 42262961
- JobSeekr Id: 329292
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Worker
- Amherst, NS
- 13 Tantramar Crescent
- Full time
- IMP Aerostructures
- $20.65 to $24.51
- 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
-
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate - or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Cold/refrigerated
- Confined spaces
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Operate filtration and clarification systems
- Operate pumping systems
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Take physico-chemical measurements on water and sludge
- Wear and use Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) equipment
- Collect and test water samples for chemical and bacterial content
- Collect waste and sewage samples
- Complete and maintain plant logs and reports
- Help with the installation, the assembly, and repairs to equipment
- Maintain chemical feed stocks
- Make adjustments to plant equipment and systems
- Monitor and inspect plant equipment and systems to detect equipment malfunctioning and to ensure plant systems are operating normally
- Monitor and read recording instruments to detect equipment malfunctions and ensure plant systems and equipment are operating within prescribed limits
- Operate and monitor computerized control systems and related equipment to regulate the treatment and distribution of water
- Patrol plant to check pumps, motors, filters, chlorinators and other plant equipment
- Transport and mix chemicals, and operate equipment used to unload chemicals
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Backflow prevention Certification
- Water wastewater operator Certification
- Confined Space Entry Training
- Forklift Operator Certification
- Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
- Water Treatment Certificate (Levels I, II, III or IV)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Manual dexterity
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities