Job Description:

Job posting closes: December 2, 2025, at 05:00 p.m. (Yukon Standard Time)

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity while advancing reconciliation and accessibility

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term**, or casual** vacancies within the same department and classification, based on organizational needs, by advancing to the next highest-ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is covered by a collective agreement between the City of Whitehorse and the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Yukon Employees Union.

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note that only candidates eligible to work legally in Canada will be considered.

Operator in Training, Utility Stations

Job Code: 201 Department: Water & Waste Services

Job Summary:

This incumbent assists certified Utility Stations Operators with the overall operation and maintenance of various City water and sewage facilities and systems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with operating, monitoring, inspecting, and maintaining all water and sewage treatment, collection, and distribution systems and facilities.

• Assist with identifying and taking corrective actions for minor treatment plant operations to ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory and internal procedures and processes.

• Assist with operating and performing maintenance on all water and sewage systems, including pumping, circulation and pressure regulating stations, groundwater wells, water reservoirs, sewage treatment facilities, and sanitary and storm sewer lift stations.

• Assist with conducting chemical, physical and bacteriological sampling of potable water, recording results and making adjustments as required. Operate, test and calibrate analyzers and chemical dosage control and measuring equipment.

• Assist with developing and maintaining standard operating procedures, maintenance and asset management systems.

• Assist with operating, testing and calibrating analyzers, chemical dosage control and measuring equipment.

• Assist with testing and maintenance of various alarms and monitoring systems.

• Assist with maintaining a tidy, sanitary appearance of the water and sewage treatment plants.

• Assist with taking daily readings, logging irregularities and preparing and maintaining accurate records.

• Follow, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.

• Other related duties.

This description contains elements necessary for the identification and evaluation of the job. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Job Requirements:

Working Conditions:

Continuous exposure to disagreeable conditions such as dust/dirt, fumes/odours, inclement weather, temperature extremes bodily wastes/fluids, human waste, fats, oils, rancid food grease, raw sewage, hazardous chemicals and work in confined spaces. Works four 10-hour days per week.

Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• 3 months experience at a Class 1 or higher facility in each of the three different fields: Wastewater Treatment, Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection or completion of approved basic Operator training course in each field.
• 1 year on the job training (4 months in each field).
• WHMIS & TDG Certificate (14 hrs.); Standard First Aid, Level C CPR (14 hrs.); Confined Space Entrant/Attendant (14 hrs.); Fall Arrest Course (7 hrs.); Chlorine Handling Certificate (35 hrs.); Hazard Assessment and Control Course (7 hrs.); Plant High Voltage Safety (14 hrs.); Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (7 hrs.); Pumps, Theory, Operation & Maintenance (35 hrs.) = Total 147 hours
• Lab experience with chemicals and sampling, testing and interpretation is preferred.
• Proven ability to concentrate, pay attention to detail, organize, priority set and be a team player.
• Ability to work with little supervision and function in a multidiscipline environment.
• Class 5 Driver’s License

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Examples of Equipment to Operate:

Motorized vehicles and equipment including: service trucks, skidoo, boat/motor, ATV, chlorine dosage feed systems & monitoring equipment, electrolysis chlorine generation equipment, sodium hypochlorite chemical feed &monitoring equipment, pumps, truck mounted hoist equipment, safety harness, generators, chain falls & slings, hand and power tools, self-contained breathing apparatus, gas detectors and computers including software for SCADA, computerized maintenance systems and computer applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and Work Tech.

Accommodation Requests:

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email GeorgeAnthony.Lapido@whitehorse.ca or careers@whitehorse.ca for your requests.

Other Details:

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via www.whitehorse.ca/careers. Instructions for applications are available at https://www.whitehorse.ca/our-government/employment/how-to-apply/. If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at HR@whitehorse.ca.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume.

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process.

At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid, current licenses/certifications/education that meet the position requirements. Candidates selected to continue the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview.