About the job
This operator runs the drinking water plants, distribution network and sanitary wastewater plant that serve CNL's Chalk River Laboratories. You keep treatment on target for provincial and federal rules, using SCADA and hands-on equipment work, and you work with maintenance crews when equipment needs attention.
The job is covered by the IUOE collective agreement. The schedule is four 10-hour days, for 40 hours a week, on site. You need to be eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access clearance, which requires 3 to 5 years of verifiable history in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
What you’ll do
- Operate water treatment plants and the distribution system to meet drinking water rules
- Run the sanitary wastewater plant to meet effluent limits
- Monitor and control processes through SCADA
- Operate pumps, valves and chemical feed systems
- Take samples, read lab results and adjust treatment
- Follow Ontario watermain disinfection procedures
- Track chemical stock, write operating reports and raise work requests
What we’re looking for
- Class 3 Water Wastewater Operator certificate issued provincially or by WPI
- Class 2 Water Distribution Operator certificate issued provincially or by WPI
- Experience operating treatment or distribution systems in a regulated setting
- Knowledge of filtration, UV, chlorine residual and sequencing batch reactor processes
- Ability to read drawings, process flow diagrams and technical documents
- Trade or mechanical troubleshooting experience is an asset
- Eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access security clearance
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- Where
- 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Chalk River
- Kind of work
- Skilled trades & construction
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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