Operator Trainee (Wastewater) x 2

at  Regional District of Nanaimo

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must be eligible to write the Operator-In-Training (OIT) exam with the BC Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP), or currently enrolled in a post-secondary Wastewater Treatment Technology Program. The incumbent must possess a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License, and a Level 1 First Aid Course would be an asset. Knowledge of safe work procedures, WHMIS, basic laboratory practices, and Transportation of Dangerous Goods are also assets.

The Regional District of Nanaimo is seeking two (2) temporary full-time Operator Trainees to work at the French Creek Pollution Control Centre (FCPCC) and Greater Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre (GNPCC) with Wastewater Services in the Regional and Community Utilities Department. Reporting to the Chief Operator, Wastewater Services, the Operator Trainee will perform a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks. This position will require moderate physical effort and agility as well as an above average mechanical aptitude in the Wastewater field. In addition to assisting their Chief Operator, the Operator Trainee’s duties will consist of operations, maintenance and routine housekeeping of the facilities. The Operator Trainee will be located at either FCPCC or GNPCC, and they must be available to work at either site as operationally required.