MAINTENANCE OPERATOR CLASS III – ELECTRICAL - WwTF
Environmental Services Department
The Maintenance Operator III – Electrical - WwTF position inspects, tests, evaluates, repairs, performs preventative maintenance on, rebuilds and installs electrical equipment/components and instrumentation related to wastewater treatment and collection, co-generation, industrial control systems, and biosolids treatment, handling and air emissions. Equipment includes pumps, drives, conveyors, compressors, mixers, generators, SCADA system components, programmable logic controllers, single loop controllers, variable frequency human interface modules, human machine interfaces, operating interface terminals, transformer substation and switchgears, heat exchangers, boilers, co-generation equipment, solids and liquid handling equipment, filtration and ultraviolet disinfection equipment; rotating biological contactors, high purity oxygen systems, refrigeration equipment and natural/biogas equipment. The position also completes detailed logs and records of work in accordance with regulatory requirements, assists with writing SOPs, and provides back-up support and acts in the absence of the Lead Hand – Electrical & Mechanical. In addition, the MOP III – Electrical acts as a WW Operator, monitoring treatment and collection processes and conducting sampling as assigned.
Applicants must have:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
- Secondary School Graduation Diploma. A two-year Community College Diploma in a technical, environmental or engineering program or equivalent is preferred.
- Certificate of Qualification as a Construction Maintenance Electrician (this requires 9000 hours of related training and work experience under the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act). Master Electrician License as determined and designated by the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)
- Construction Maintenance Electrician License
- MOECC Class II Operator License in Wastewater Treatment and a Class I Operator License in Wastewater Collection; accompanied by willingness and ability to obtain higher levels of MOECC Wastewater Operator Certification aligned with City Wastewater infrastructure/plant classifications. MOECC Class IV Operator License in Wastewater Treatment and Class III in Wastewater Collection is preferred
- Industrial Maintenance Technician Certification or willingness to complete within one year (IMT training is site specific for the Barrie Wastewater Treatment Facility (WwTF) in order to perform maintenance to the gas systems as defined in Ontario Regulation 215/01 Fuel Industry Certificates) or be in possession of a G1 or G2 Gas Technician Certificate.
- Valid Class D Driver’s License with “Z” endorsement, in good standing.
- Certification as a Gas Technician under the authority of the Technical Safety and Standards Association is preferred
- Industrial Maintenance Technician Certification is preferred
- Certificate of Completion in Thermal/infrared Thermography, Level I and Level II is preferred
Experience
- 3 years of experience (beyond apprenticeship) as an electrician in a wastewater treatment plant, in a large industrial complex, or on large construction project(s). 4+ years experience (beyond 5-6yr apprenticeship) in electrical equipment and industrial control system maintenance in a wastewater treatment and collection facility is preferred.
The 2016 pay range is $32.22 to $38.60/hr ($67,017 to $80,288/yr), 40 hours per week, rotating or special shifts and respond to call-outs. Must be available for overtime and on-call responsibilities. A Maintenance Operator Class III - Electrical is required to wear a respirator to enter confined spaces and, as such, must be clean shaven and medically fit to wear a respirator. For full details regarding this position, please visit our website at www.barrie.ca
Should you not meet the key educational qualifications for this position but have extensive directly related work experience, please see the City’s Education Equivalency Procedure to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. For further information, please visit our website at http://www.barrie.ca/City%20Hall/Employment/Pages/opportunities.aspx or Current Opportunities
Please submit your resume electronically by quoting file #O-16-21 Maintenance Operator Class III – Electrical (MS Word format only; quote file number in subject line), by Wednesday, June 29, 2016 to: E-mail hire.me@barrie.ca Human Resources Department, City of Barrie, P.O. Box 400, Barrie, Ontario, L4M 4T5.
The Corporation is seeking a friendly, personable, dedicated, enterprising and results-oriented leader. The City of Barrie provides a dynamic operating environment and working conditions. We thank all applicants and advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and will be used to determine employment eligibility. Questions regarding collection should be directed to the Human Resources Department at 705-739-4202.
