Restricted to Opseu-represented Employees On Notice of Lay-off

**Restricted to OPSEU-Represented Employees on Notice of Lay-off - Water and Wastewater Operator**:
**Job ID**:

- 234236

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ontario Clean Water Agency

**Division**:

- Operations, Huron Elgin Region

**City**:

- Grand Bend

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Permanent

**Job code**:

- 40402 - Waste & Water Project Operator 1

**Salary**:

- $27.92 - $31.06 Per hour* (plus pay for water and wastewater certification)
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
- The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day.

**Join our team as a water/wastewater professional with OCWA**

**Salary Ranges: $26.51 to $28.14 per hour (OIT)**
**$27.92 to $31.06 per hour (Level 1 Operator)**
**$29.49 to $32.83 per hour (Level 2 Operator)**
**$30.67 to $38.04 per hour (Level 3 or 4 Operator)**
- **OCWA provides additional pay for water and wastewater certification/license**

In accordance with the OPSEU Collective Agreement the following posting is restricted to OPSEU represented employees who have or have been deemed to have received a notice of layoff and eligible for a Targeted Direct Assignment in accordance with OPSEU Article 20. This position is being posted in accordance with one of the following OPSEU Collective Agreement articles or appendices:
? Article 6.1.2
? Article 6.6.1
? Article 8.6.3
? Article 31A.15.1.2
? Article 56.5.1
? Appendix 32
? Appendix 38
? Appendix 39
For more information on the above, kindly review the OPSEU Collective Agreement

**About the job**: In this role, you will use your skills to operate and maintain the water facilities within the Huron Elgin Region.

**What you bring to the team**:
**OCWA's Operator Career Path Program**: OCWA's Operator Career Path Program provides learning, continuing education, career development and certification advancement opportunities. As you develop and obtain higher level licenses, you will progress through the Operator Career Path with increased operational responsibilities as well as training and mentoring opportunities. When you successfully obtain a higher certification/license, you will be eligible for additional base or premium pay in accordance with the schedule above.
**Mandatory requirements**:

- Operator-in-Training (OIT) to Class IV certificate or license: Water Treatment, Water Distribution and Supply, Wastewater Treatment and Collection, (as per O. Reg. 128/04).
- Must be available for overtime.
- Valid class G driver's license

You are an OPSEU represented employee who has or has been deemed to have received a notice of layoff and eligible for Targeted Direct Assignment.
- You meet the entry level qualifications for this position
- Your current home position is in the same classification or in the same class series within a range of two classifications below your current home position, or
- You have previously held on a full-time basis a position with the same classification, or
- You have previously held on a temporary basis for at least 12 months a position within the same classification and performed the full range of job duties.

**Knowledge**:

- Good knowledge of water treatment processes to operate the facilities.
- Good knowledge of water distribution systems.
- Working experience/knowledge of the skilled trades for the maintenance and repair of a variety of equipment and structures, including but not limited to the following skills: basic electrical repair, welding, plumbing, millwright, gas-fitting and steam-fitting.
- Sound knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and other relevant regulatory and legislative acts, codes, policies, guidelines and procedures related to water and wastewater operations and maintenance; health and safety procedures/WHMIS.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics and chemistry to make calculations for chemical and operating processes.
- Ability to interpret maintenance manuals, blueprints and other technical specifications; use and storage of industrial chemicals.
- Familiarity with computers, including monitoring and operating systems.
- Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems would be an asset.

**Skills and Ability include**:

- Analytical, problem-solving, planning and scheduling skills required to effectively inspect, operate and monitor the facilities processes and equipment.
- Ability to perform routine preventive maintenance; take samples, interpret results and make process control adjustments to resolve operating issues.
- Good oral and writt