Posted Sep 17, 2026Plant Trainee – Nicola Lake Shore Water Utilities
Full-time
Description
Emcon Services
Is looking for a Plant Trainee – Nicola Lake Shore Water Utilities
$24.00 an hour
We are seeking a motivated and reliable Plant Trainee to join our Nicola Lake Shore Water Utilities, Quilchena on the lake, Douglas Lake, Sagebrush Golf Course. This position involves hands-on operation and maintenance of water and sewer treatment systems to ensure compliance with health, safety, and environment standards and monitoring systems on all the sites as mentioned systems on all the sites as mentioned above.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and operate sewer and water treatment plants at Nicola Lakeshore Estates
- Perform daily testing to meet Interior Health Authority (IHA) & Ministry of Environment (MOE) requirements, including chlorine, pH, and water flow monitoring at all the sites noted above
- Operate water treatment plant functions ensuring arsenic removal and pH level adjustments meet design
- Maintain accurate checklists, logs, and reports for regulatory submissions
- Conduct preventative maintenance and recommended improvements on various sites
- Maintain and repair grinder pumps, pressure control units, and control panels (as per training provided)
- Provide ongoing monitoring notes to IHA via office email
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- EOCP Certification – Small Water System/Small Wastewater System or in the process of obtaining the certification
- Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes
- Ability to perform daily operational and testing requirements independently
- Strong problem-solving and preventative maintenance skills
- Basic mechanical and electrical aptitude
- Proficiency with data logging and reporting
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license with clean driver’s abstract
To apply applicants should submit their resume and proof of EOCP certification to hr@emconservices.ca
