Wastewater Collection Operator; Temporary

Why Guelph

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of over 2000 employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment. As a single tier municipality, we offer a variety of occupations and career specialities within our organization.

Guided by the goals and objectives of the Future Guelph:
Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:

• Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service
• Paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program;
• Parental leave top up program;
• Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance
• Employee recognition programs.

Resumes are being accepted for the temporary position of Wastewater Collection Operator within the Wastewater Services Division. Reporting to the Wastewater Collection Supervisor the successful candidate will use their knowledge of wastewater collection systems to operate and maintain the City’s Class III Wastewater Collection Facility. You will demonstrate excellent leadership, troubleshooting and organizational skills, while maintaining compliance with the facilities Certificates of Approval and Environmental Compliance Approvals as well as O.

Reg. 129/04. Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Guelph Corporate Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

• Upon fulfilling licensing requirements, assumes the duties and responsibilities of an Operator in Charge (OIC) as defined by O. Reg. 129/04
• Takes all steps reasonably necessary to operate the wastewater collection system in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with operating manuals and procedures.
• Ensure that the Wastewater Collection System is monitored, operated, maintained, tested and adjusted to maintain compliance.
• Ensure that all equipment used to operate and maintain the Wastewater Collection System is properly monitored, inspected and evaluated and that records of equipment operating status are prepared and available at the end of every operating shift.
• Oversees and documents sanitary sewer bypass start-up, major changes, and shutdown
• Responds to wastewater related calls such as blockages, odour complaints, SSO’s and lift station failures; troubleshoots, determines and takes proper action to resolve problem.
• Participates in all aspects and functions of the maintenance, operation, rehabilitation and repair of the wastewater collection system; including mains, laterals, siphons, force mains, lift stations, and maintenance holes.
• Utilizes SCADA, e.RIS and cloud-based data to monitor trends and determine cause and effect relationships.
• Maintains computerized (CMMS) and manual records related to the maintenance, inspection, operation and repair of the wastewater collection system.
• Coordinates maintenance activities with internal and external service providers to minimize impact on system and facility operation.
• Provide wastewater system inspection of completed capital and development projects.
• Operates and maintains a variety of specialized equipment including but not limited to combination sewer flusher/vacuum/hydro excavation unit, CCTV push camera, pipeline cleaning, and infrastructure locating.
• Perform CCTV inspections and condition assessments using remote controlled CCTV equipment and CCTV software to code defect data to NASSCO PACP/MACP/LACP standards
• Ensure preventative maintenance on all equipment is…