PLANT TECHNICIAN WASTEWATER

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Amendment Type: Amendment #1
Amendment Date: 09/29/2026
Amendment Reason: Please note change in working locations.

Job ID: 50733
Job Category: Engineering & Technical
Division & Section: Toronto Water, Wastewater Treatment
Work Location(s): Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, 9 Leslie Street (8 positions), Humber Treatment Plant, 130 The Queensway (2 positions), Highland Creek Treatment Plant, 51 Beechgrove Drive (5 positions)
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (Transition to Full-time Permanent after obtaining Class 4 WWT Certification)
Hourly Rate: $35.62 - $44.54
Hours & Shift Information: Monday to Sunday, 40 hours per week. Regularly scheduled rotating shifts and/or other shift schedules consisting of 12 and/or 8 hour shifts.
Affiliation: L416 Outside
Number of Positions Open: 15
Posting Period: 29-Sept-2026 to 14-Oct-2026

Major Responsibilities:

• Adjusts, inspects and evaluates processes and equipment that control the operation and effectiveness of a wastewater treatment facility in order to optimize performance, maintain regulatory compliance, and minimize local and/or plant wide adverse impacts while taking into consideration cost, equipment capabilities, environmental impacts and OH&S.
• Operates and monitors the performance of plant process equipment and related appurtenances, including but not limited to valves, gates, pumps, compressors, engines, electric motors/generators, boilers, incinerators, HVAC systems, chemical dosing equipment, etc.
• Makes process adjustments, operational decisions and addresses/responds to alarm conditions and emergency situations to ensure efficient, compliant and safe operation within established performance, regulatory and quality limits.
• Upon fulfilling licensing requirements, assumes the duties and responsibilities of an Operator In Charge (OIC) as defined by O.Reg 129/04.
• Maintains records and documentation of all process and/or work area activities using either manual or computerized systems including but not limited to plant logbooks, computerized databases, work order documentation, etc.
• Accountable for the efficient operation, in compliance with applicable regulations, of all processes within an assigned work area in a Wastewater Treatment Plant as well as for personal performance and promoting optimal team performance.
• Collects samples, performs routine tests and analysis, and records results.
• Identifies changes in operational conditions and interprets information in order to implement corrective actions and/or trouble shoot process issues.
• Utilizes various tools to perform operational duties including but not limited to Process Control System (PCS), other SCADA systems, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Work Management System (WMS) and Eramosa Reporting and Information System (e.RIS)Electronic Operator System (EOPs) to maintain, manage and validate the operational data.
• Ensures safe work practices are followed and may be required to utilize self-contained breathing apparatus/respirator, perform confined space entry, perform equipment lockout/tagging, etc.
• Isolates, locks out and takes appropriate actions required to make ready systems and equipment to support/perform maintenance activities.
• Performs preventative maintenance diagnostics, and routine preventative maintenance duties such as monitoring equipment for excessive vibration or high temperatures.
• Monitors and assesses equipment performance and maintains process operations by using CLAIR (clean, lubricate, adjust, inspect, repair).
• Performs minor electrical and instrumentation responsibilities such as calibration of instruments as well as minor service and repairs to mechanical equipment such as replacing
• V-belts on small rotating equipment, disconnecting/reconnecting pipes, removing/installing small equipment, minor plumbing repairs, etc.
• Ensures cleanliness and safety of facilities by maintaining the work area clean and organized.
• Utilizes the Work Management System to identify and report maintenance