Locations: Thunder Bay, Canada
Categories: Trades
Competition Number: ['INF-113-26']
Req ID: 7184
Number of Positions: 1
Min: CAD $47.20/Hr.
Max: CAD $47.20/Hr.
Closing Date: ['October 13, 2026']
Affiliation: ['CUPE Local 87']
Where Your Well-being Matters. Your Growth is Supported. And You Thrive.
At the City of Thunder Bay, Our City Runs on People Like You. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs, where your work directly enhances lives and strengthens our community. The community values a high quality of life and promotes a clean, green, beautiful and healthy environment that provides economic opportunity, respects diversity and provides affordable and safe neighborhoods that are accessible to all.
Working at the City’s municipally operated Water Pollution Control Plant, your well-being, growth, and impact matter every day. We invest in your future through comprehensive benefits, a secure pension, and meaningful career development opportunities. You’ll also enjoy life in a city known for its natural beauty, affordability, and strong sense of community.
Join us and discover how fulfilling a plant electrician career can be, where you have the time, support, and resources to truly make a difference.
As a Plant Electrician – Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), you’ll be part of a high-impact team transforming wastewater into clean water for all. Our team is committed to protecting the integrity of the environment by providing primary and secondary wastewater treatment, phosphorus and ammonia removal and sludge digestion for the City of Thunder Bay. We provide innovative and cost-effective ways to sustain and manage our wastewater treatment process.
At the WPCP, we focus on work-life balance, including such advantages as:
Here you’ll work in a collaborative and inclusive team environment, where you have an opportunity to thrive and contribute meaningfully to the community, and appreciation is part of the culture.
Whether you are early in your career, highly experienced or just want to return to your beloved Thunder Bay, join a team where your skills, expertise, and presence make a real impact on the community.
As a Plant Electrician at the City of Thunder Bay Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), you will:
For a detailed job description, please click here.
We’re proud to offer a workplace where your well-being, growth, and sense of purpose come first:
Ready to bring your skills, expertise, and heart to a team where you can truly make a difference? Join us as Plant Electrician and enjoy a career that offers purpose, support, and the opportunity to grow.
Click the Apply button today and start your next chapter with the City of Thunder Bay.
General Information:
As an equal opportunity employer, the City of Thunder Bay encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE: It is a contravention of the Human Rights Code of Ontario to discriminate on the basis of: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, age, record of offences, gender identity or gender expression. Therefore, a resume submitted to the City must not include references to any of the above characteristics. Do not include:
Note: The above documentation will be requested by the Human Resources Division should you be the successful applicant. If a Criminal Record Check is required it will be requested by Human Resources should you be the successful applicant. Please do not submit your Criminal Record Check with your application.
ACCOMMODATION: Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.
PRIVACY: Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, c. 302, as amended, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment. Questions about this collection of personal information should be directed to the Human Resources Division, 125 Syndicate Ave Suite 42, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6H8, Telephone: 625-3866
The City of Thunder Bay is a place where art, culture and nature come together!
Watch this video to learn more about our City:
Located on the north shore of Lake Superior, under the protective watch of the Sleeping Giant, Thunder Bay is rich in people and resources, and connects Northwestern Ontario to the world. Thunder Bay has five Sister Cities through which economic development, education, friendship, goodwill, education, and tourism are promoted.
We value our high quality of life and promote a clean, green, beautiful and healthy community that provides economic opportunity, respects diversity and provides affordable and safe neighbourhoods that are accessible to all. The 4th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey ranked Thunder Bay number one out of 227 international cities in Major Urban Markets for affordable housing.
Thunder Bay is the largest community on Lake Superior. With a population of 109,140, it is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario.
The City of Thunder Bay provides a balance of services that improves our quality of life and supports our economy in a responsible manner. From parks and recreation to transportation, clean drinking water or waste management, Thunder Bay is always working to live up to our motto, Superior By Nature. To meet the future needs of our community, Thunder Bay is taking a strategic approach that makes the most of our City's strengths. Together, our community is working to achieve our top priorities:
a stronger and more diversified economy
a cleaner, greener, more beautiful and proud Thunder Bay
a high quality of life, and
being one of the best-run cities in Canada.
