The Company

During an exciting period of growth at BQE Water Inc., continued expansion of water treatment operations at new sites across North America has created exciting new opportunities for Plant Supervisors to join our team throughout Canada. Depending on operational requirements and the successful candidate's location, roles could be based at a specific treatment plant or involve regular business travel to support multiple sites nationally. We are seeking experienced industrial operations professionals with a proven background in site-based environments, strong leadership potential, and are familiar with and enjoy rotational work schedules and the extended time off they provide between shifts. While many plants operate seasonally, these permanent supervisory positions include valuable off-season opportunities focused on training, project support, and career development, offering rewarding year-round career progression with an industry-leading international company.

Responsibilities

- Day-to-day operations coordination of plant activities alongside relationship building and maintenance with client site management, contractors and personnel.
- Supervision of a team of operating staff and visiting Junior Process Engineers, delivering process training and ongoing professional development support.
- Execution of onboarding plans to train site-based or assigned staff, leading by example and governing company policy, SOPs and processes adherence.
- Responsible for all aspects of daily water treatment plant operations and maintenance, actively identifying and pursuing potential operational improvement.
- Overseeing plant inventories, including materials, consumables and PPE, coordinating reorders with site owners or vendors.
- Analyzing and reporting water treatment plant performance data insights to site, operations and head office management.




- Provision of leadership regarding safety and environmental compliance.
- Supporting the technology development group by reconciling process application data, reagent consumption, and plant utilization.
- Other duties as assigned by Operations Management.

Eligibility Criteria

- A minimum of three years of previous technical, maintenance and industrial plant operations work experience is required
- Water treatment plant experience specifically, and/or water treatment certifications are an asset - flag those for us!
- Degree in a related field is an asset e.g., chemical engineering, hydrometallurgy, mining, mineral processing or mechanical engineering
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and multitasking skills
- Knowledgeable and competent using a range of standard computer software programs e.g., MS Office Suite
- Prior experience in updating and/or creating operations reports and technical documentation
- Proven comfort collaborating effectively with various stakeholders
- Confident promoting and achieving continuous safety and operations quality performance improvements
- While not mandatory, being fluent in English and French is an asset, as we have many sites nationally including QC

Physical Requirements

- Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Occasional need to climb stairs and ladders on shift, including vertically
- Require to lift and/or move up to 10lbs sometimes
- Must be 'fit for duty' and may be required to undertake pre-access testing
- Specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision

Perks

- Paid annual vacation
- Healthcare plan enrollment on hire
- Bonus company-funded HSA and up to 5% GRRSP matching upon probation completion
- Up to $1,000 annually in education matching
- Professional dues (if applicable to role), safety certification, PPE and travel reimbursements

📌 Plant Supervisor (Water Treatment) (Canada)
🏢 BQE Water
📍 Canada