Pumping Station Service Person, Apprentice
Pumping Station Service Person, Apprentice
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The Opportunity
Halifax Water is currently seeking one (1) Term Full-Time Pumping Sation Service Person Apprentice in the Operations Department. The position requires the operation and maintenance of sewage pumping stations. Operation of equipment and tools in difficult conditions in wastewater environment inside and out is essential. The incumbent will be subject to confined spaces noise vibrations odors heat cold rain snow ice and emergency call-outs after normal working hours.
Interested qualified candidates are asked to submit a cover letter and up-to-date resume quoting Competition #HW25-132ER in the subject line (required) confirming their interest by 4:30 pm October 5 2025. Completed applications/resumes should be forwarded to the Human Resources Department via email emailprotected. As part of the conditional offer process candidates may be subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening.
What youll do
Responsibilities
- Perform and develop schedules and preventative mechanical maintenance on pumps valves piping and standby engines.
- Clean stations wet wells valve chambers and holding tanks.
- Load and unloads equipment and materials as required.
- General care maintenance and safe operation of assigned equipment and tools.
- Order supplies and materials as required.
- Provide written and verbal reports concerning daily work activities.
- Must be willing to work overtime for emergency call-outs
- Perform related duties as required including all the general duties of a labourer.
What youll need
Qualifications
Education:
Grade 12 required.
Completion of a minimum one year program of technical training in a mechanical discipline.
Apprentice Requirements Experience:
A minimum of one year experience working with pumps/motors/process controls.
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A little bit about us
Halifax Water
As Atlantic Canadas Largest Water Utility our purpose is to supply and safeguard sustainable high-quality water services.
Everything we do at Halifax Water is tied to our purpose. With employees who are dedicated to supplying high-quality services for water wastewater and stormwater through a One Team One Water attitude we can meet the challenges of a growing population aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory compliance.
Halifax Water employees strive to be stewards of our environment and are fueled by a passion to serve our communities. Employee commitment and dedication of service mean a great deal to our customers stakeholders and to Halifax Water.
As an employee Halifax Water is proud to offer you:
- Pension & Benefits: We invest in our employees. As a member of our team you will have access to a competitive benefits package including health insurance retirement plans long-term disability paid holidays vacation sick leave fitness incentives and much more. Learn more about the benefits of working at Halifax Water on our website;
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion: We continually foster a more diverse workforce representative of our communities at all job levels. We know that a diverse workforce positively contributes to our success and the success of our community.
- Career & Professional Development: We encourage job development opportunities for all employees including on-the-job training tuition assistance eLearning courses classroom-based training and more.
We are committed to providing a safe and hazard-free work environment. Our employees health and well-being are a top priority and we promote a safety-first culture to provide daily healthy safe sustainable and reliable services. We take this responsibility seriously and feel immense pride in reaching beyond industry service standards.
As a public service utility operating critical infrastructure on behalf of our customers our employees are trained in Emergency Measures Operations (EMO) and Incident Command System (ICS). This type of training allows Halifax Water to respond to all emergencies from simple water main breaks to keeping customer water flowing (water wastewater and stormwater) through Hurricanes and other major natural events.
To learn more about What We Do visit Halifax Water .
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