| Position Title: | Operations Technician |
| Job Posting Date: | September 24, 2025 |
| Application Deadline: | October 17, 2025 |
| How to Apply: | Submit your Resume Below Using the Form |
| Job Status: | Full-Time Permanent |
Position Summary |
The Town of White City Operations Technician reports to the Town Foreman and ensures efficient operation and maintenance of all Town assets, including, but not limited to streets and roads, utilities, park areas, equipment, sewer and water infrastructure, all Public Works programs. |
Term and Compensation:
The Town offers competitive salaries, benefits and a comprehensive defined-benefit pension plan.
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week with option for an Earned Day Off every three weeks.
Employment Term: Permanent Full-Time
Starting Salary Range: Salary range for this position is $47,474.45 - $62,211.67 ($22.93 - $34.40 per hour) (2025 Rates) and is subject to negotiation based on experience.
The Town of White City also provides the following benefits:
- Extended Health: 100% prescription drug coverage and an extended health plan which covers vision, dental and paramedical practitioners.
- Professional Development: Annual group professional development and annual individual professional development budget to advance your skills.
- Statutory Holidays: In addition to the ten legislated statutory holidays, the Town of White City observes two additional paid statutory holidays.
- Vacation: Standard three-weeks vacation. Additional vacation time may be subject to negotiation.
- Banked Time: Opportunity to bank overtime to use at a later date.
- Earned Day Off: Paid earned day off every three weeks.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Equipment operation and maintenance may include skid steer, trucks, tractors, snowplows, mowers, Zamboni, and small tools.
- Road maintenance including snow clearing, sanding, street sweeping, pothole repairs, and crack sealing
- Park maintenance including grass, flower beds, play structures, outdoor rink flooding and maintenance
- Water meter installation
- Water and sewer system maintenance
- Pesticide application (if licensed)
- Share 24-hour-standby duties with other employees
- Update equipment maintenance log
- Update inventory records
- Public Relations effectively handle resident concerns
- Attend to spring and fall clean up bins
- Assist with Parks and Recreation projects (benches, collect bins etc.)
- Pathway maintenance, snow, ice, sand, crack seal
- Maintain garbage and recycle bins throughout the community
- Street sign replacements and maintenance
- School zone, street and cross walk line painting
- Minor carpentry, plumbing and electrical repairs
- Culvert maintenance, unfreezing, remove silt and marking culvert ends for safety
- Execute spring and fall leaf and branch and Christmas tree chipping programs
- Outdoor ice making and surfacing equipment for creating ice surface (2 locations) rink board maintenance
- Occasional janitorial duties, cleaning public areas, washrooms and change rooms
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Maintain town irrigation systems, including Bower West 2&3 detention pond pumps, fall blow outs, damage to residents’ systems along roadways
- Deal with all rodent and pest controls.
- Maintain all overland drainage throughout the community
- Maintenance on irrigation pivot operation and compost area (leaf bags, branches)
- Lift station confined space entry for cleaning and pump maintenance, including all training certification to perform the work to meet OHS requirements
Core Competencies:
- Customer Focus
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Planning and Organizing
- Accountability
- Dependability
- Ethics and Integrity
- Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbal.
- Strong time management skills and ability to organize and prioritize workloads.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma, or equivalent.
- Basic working knowledge of plumbing, carpentry and electrical.
- 3-5 years of experience operating equipment including:
- mid-size tractors
- zero turn mowers
- skid steer
- front-end loaders
- mini excavators
- snowplows and/or trucks with snowplows
- Valid Class 5 Saskatchewan Driver’s License with safe driving record.
- Class 1 or G endorsement preferred.
- Power Mobile Equipment Ticket.
- Landscape Pesticide Spraying License or ability to obtain license.
- Understanding of Work safe Saskatchewan regulations and related work practices.
- Able to obtain all required safety training certificates.
Working Conditions:
- Overtime as required.
- Regularly available for 24 hour on call shifts (7 days straight every 6 weeks).
- Working within community at offsite locations not managed by the Town.
- Limited travel may be required.
- Regularly deal with simultaneous multiple demands which must be attended to “on the spot”.
- Regular peak periods requiring an accelerated work pace with deadlines creating pressure.
- May be required to respond to emergency situations.
- Working conditions contain moderate risks which require planned safety precautions for limited periods of time.
- May be subjected to inclement weather when conducting site inspections.
- May be exposed to hazards associated with the construction industry.
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant conditions such as dust, dirt, noise, fumes, noxious odours, heat, and cold.