CO25-21 Water Treatment Operator

WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR

Temporary position – Unionized

Position to fill 2

Code CO25-21

The hourly rate ranges $43.34 to $49,24

Deadline to apply December 10th, 2025

The work location is at Nunavik and the normal work schedule is on a rotation of 6 weeks: 4 weeks worked (84 hours per week, 7 days a week) followed by 4 weeks for rest.

Privileges & benefits

- Competitive compensation along with additional benefits such as bonuses, as well as a comprehensive range of social benefits including group insurance, a generous retirement plan, telemedicine, PAEF, and many others.

- Enriching and stimulating learning opportunities.

- A friendly, committed, and collaborative work environment.

Your future responsibilities

- The Water Treatment Operator performs the following tasks in compliance with current safety standards:

- Operate and maintain a drinking water treatment system.

- Operate and maintain a wastewater treatment system

- Operate and maintain mining water treatment systems.

- Oversee the application of regulations by ensuring that drinking water production and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and sludge disposal processes are under control.

- Sample, analyze and characterize raw, waste or treated water from a physical, physico-chemical and microbiological standpoint.

- Perform manual work and maintenance on water production and distribution equipment.

- Participate in process optimization and plant diagnostics.

- Compile and interpret data.

- Measuring levels in collection pools

Profile Sought

- Must have more than 3 years' experience in the field.

- Must hold a diploma, study certificate, qualification certificate or experience certificate stating that he/she has taken and passed a drinking water operator training course such as: Complete surface or ground water treatment and distribution network (OSTUD).

- Certificate of qualification in wastewater treatment.

- Knowledge of integrated decanter/thickener physico-chemical process water treatment; sludge recirculation is an asset.

- Valid driver's license.

- Enjoy working outdoors.

Assets

- Due to frequent interactions with French-speaking team members, bilingualism (French/English) is an asset that facilitates and enhances our internal communications.

- Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).

Skills

- Work with a diverse and multicultural team.

- Autonomy, dynamism, positivity, respect, team spirit and versatility.

- Ability to work under pressure and maintain good interpersonal relationships.

The use of masculine pronouns is intended solely to enhance readability and includes individuals of all genders.

Only the selected candidates for an interview will be called.