Summer 2025: Summer Student

Highlights of the job

EPCOR currently has a fulltime, temporary Summer Student position as a Water Treatment Technician in training at the Britannia Mine Water Treatment Facility at our Britannia Beach site in British Columbia. This position is well suited to individuals who have excellent technical skills; a demonstrated ability to work co-operatively within a team and are safety focused in everything they do. The Summer Student will be gaining experience as a Water Treatment Operator for up to 4 months.

Info about Britannia Beach:
Britannia Beach is a small community in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District located approximately 55 kilometers north of Vancouver, British Columbia on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on Howe Sound and about 10 minutes south of Squamish. Once known for its booming mine Britannia Beach is now a charming village rich with art and history. At the center of the town is the Britannia Mine Museum, an award-winning National Historic Site, home to art galleries and a trading post where you’ll find a great selection of artwork and objects by leading contemporary Northwest Coast Native artists and the local favorite Galileo Coffee Company, a café and roastery located in the 1905 Matheson House which was once the home of the Britannia Mine manager and his family.

Who we are

With over 100 years of experience, EPCOR Water Canada works with industry, municipalities and communities to design, build, finance and operate water and wastewater treatment plants, distribution and collection systems. We serve more than 85 communities and industrial sites in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, making sure that the water exceeds public health, environmental and industrial requirements.

What you’d be responsible for

Accountable to the Lead Hand Operator in the Co-op Student role your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Ensuring the safe operation of plant equipment, setting, and monitoring chemical feed rates.
- Operating the distribution and process computers and performing established water quality tests.
- Updating and maintaining documentation and logs pertaining to tests and processes.
- Correcting minor operating problems and performing other related duties as required and/or assigned.
- Health and safety are integral to EPCOR's work, and we strive to maintain a zero-injury organizational culture.

What’s required to be successful
- High school diploma (GED, or equivalent level of secondary education).
- Currently enrolled in a Water and Wastewater Technician program or an equivalent program.
- Ability to qualify for and maintain an EPCOR driver’s permit, which requires a valid Class 5 Alberta Motor Vehicle Operator's License
- Limited to 6 demerits or less at date of hire (prior infractions for unsafe driving behaviours will be evaluated and considered for non-selection regardless of current demerits on file).
- A Driver Abstract (5-year commercial type) will be required.
- Drivers with a GDL class may be considered (limited to 3 demerits and pending driving behavior review referenced above).
- Ability to withstand strenuous physical activity inherent to the work performed, as well as to function effectively outside under a variety of weather conditions and through all seasons.
- Please note that due to the nature of this position you will be required to wear a ½ mask respirator for extended periods on a daily basis.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Outlook.

Other important facts about this job

Class: 4604

Term: 4 months (starting May 2025)

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Wage: starting at $27.79 per hour

Location: Britannia Beach, BC

**Application deadline: April 17**,** 2025**

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Please note the following information:

- A requirement of working for EPCOR is that you are at least 18 years of age, successfully attained a high school diploma (GED, or equivalent level of secondary education) and legally entitled to work in Canada. (A copy of a valid work permit may be required.)
- If you are considered for the position, clearance on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, identity, educational, and/or credit) and professional reference checks is required. Some EPCOR positions require an enhanced level of background assessment, which is dictated by law. These positions require advanced criminal record checks that must also be conducted from time to time after commencement of employment.
- A technical/practical assessment may be administered during the selection process and this exercise will be used as a part of the selection criterion.
- Prior infractions for unsafe driving behaviours will be evaluated and considered for non-selection regardless of current demerits on file.
- Successful applicants must provide their own vehicles with appropriate insurance in accordance with EPCOR’s Employee Mileage Reimbursement Policy. You wi