Instrumentation & Controls Technician – Treatment Plants (Wastewater)

The Opportunity:

The City of Red Deer is currently recruiting for an Instrumentation & Controls Technician – Treatment Plants (Wastewater section) to fill a permanent full-time position. They will be responsible for maintenance of the monitoring and control instruments and systems in compliance with applicable codes, policies, and regulations in an operating industrial facility. Key responsibility is for the continued safe, reliable, and accurate performance and operation of process equipment, instrumentation assets, integrity of historical data logged by instruments, SCADA systems and to ensure compliance to policies and procedures including OH&S, and the City’s Government of Alberta - Approval to Operate.

As our preferred candidate, you will have:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Journeyperson Instrumentation and Control Technician Certification
• Having a dual ticket as a Journeyperson Electrician may be considered an asset
• Fourth 4th Class Power Engineering Certification will be considered an asset
• Successfully pass all required safety courses and others to be defined by the province or by the City
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license
• Minimum of 5 years’ industrial maintenance experience as a Certified Journeyperson Instrumentation and Control Technician, in a Level III or IV Treatment Plant or comparable industrial environment
• Ability to work unsupervised and co-operate with colleagues as a team, to understand and follow instructions and to provide guidance and instructions to junior staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, property and business owners/officers, and their representatives.
• Well-developed verbal, computer and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer aptitude including demonstrated proficiency with City based computer programs, databases, spreadsheets and word-processing software.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and the ability to accurately work with a wide range of equipment.
• Understand and apply applicable industry best practices and The City’s Approval to Operate.
• Demonstrated safety skills in the use of specialized equipment including respirators and air quality monitors. Work may require the use of harnesses and hoisting equipment.
• This position has a wide range of functional responsibilities and skill requirements, from operating pumps to dealing with dangerous chemicals and is required to be proficient with a variety of tools and equipment.

Affiliation:

Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 417

Remuneration:

$47.06 to $49.54 per hour

Hours of Work:

80 hours biweekly - 10 hour shifts (4 days a week) Monday to Thursday, or Tuesday to Friday; or 8 hour shifts (5 days a week) Monday to Friday; extended overtime shifts, weeknight and weekend overtime emergency response and on-call rotation are required.