Please note applications will not be accepted through Indeed. To apply please go to our careers page at: https://eihe.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/ to submit your application on or before June 1, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. AST.
Join our team as a Water Treatment Operator in Fredericton!
Are you passionate about ensuring clean and safe drinking water for our community? We’re looking for a dedicated Water Treatment Plant Operator to join our Engineering and Operations Department.
Reporting to the Water Treatment Plant Foreman, the Water Treatment Plant Operator is responsible for the efficient operation and maintenance of our city’s water supply and treatment facilities. The role encompasses everything from the City’s water supply to its treatment facilities and the distribution system.
Qualifications Required:
- Graduation from a Technology Diploma Program or postsecondary education in a waterworks related field, such as Red Seal certification in plumbing, electrical, pipe fitting, or power engineering certification.
- Candidates must have or be able to attain certification through a provincially administered program. The incumbent is expected to obtain their first level of certification for both Water Treatment and Water Distribution after their first year of employment and continue these levels as experience is accumulated.
- Valid NB Class V driver’s license.
- A clear Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check, as well as a clear Driver’s Abstract, are required as conditions of employment.
- Oral competency with French language skills considered an asset.
What You’ll Do:
- Water treatment and monitoring of the water quality as per the Canadian drinking guidelines.
- Operation and maintenance of wells, booster stations, reservoirs, pressure reducing valves, and related control and monitoring equipment. This may include climbing to significant heights and entering confined spaces.
- Operate and maintain the water treatment plants and related equipment (ph meters, turbidity meters, spectrophotometers, chlorine monitors, etc.)
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot various process control equipment.
- Maintain records, analyze system trends, computer data entry, and SCADA system operation and monitoring. Responding to customer service inquiries.
- Perform manual work with dexterity and competency as required.
What You’ll Bring:
- Well-developed analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to present reports in an efficient, and neat manner using both handwritten and computerized formats.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communications skills to be able to help the public and support the team.
- Ability to work within a scheduled staff rotation. Regular working hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm with the ability to work after hours as required and being on call as part of a regular rotation with other Water Treatment Plant Operators.
- Ability to work shift work including a regular night shift if required.
Perks:
- Competitive Salary: $34.52 hourly (CUPE Local 508).
- Biweekly benefit spending allowance of $268.03. The bi‑weekly benefit spending allowance allows employees to choose how they support their health, wellness, and financial goals. Use your allowance across eligible benefit options to build a package that fits your life.
- Health, Dental, Insurance Benefits, and Pension Plan.
- Engaging work that makes a difference in our community.
Apply Now!
Go to our careers page at: https://eihe.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/ to submit your application on or before June 1, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. AST.
Applications will not be accepted through indeed or email.
The City of Fredericton is an equal opportunity employer.
Only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Internal CUPE Local 508 or Internal/External
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $34.52 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Application question(s):
- Do you have a valid NB Class V driver's license?
- Have you graduated from a postsecondary Engineering Technology Diploma Program or postsecondary education in a water works related field, such as Red Seal certification in plumbing, electrical, pipe fitting, or power engineering certification?
- Are you willing / able to attain certification through provincially administered program?
Work Location: In person
