The Township of Southgate is now accepting INTERNAL/EXTERNAL applications for one (1) permanent full-time position of Team Leader - TAPS & Waterworks at our Dundalk Depot.
Job Posting
Job Duties:
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the water and sewer and urban roads
infrastructure. - Daily operations for water and wastewater including testing, sampling, data recording and analyzing, maintaining logs, testing and inspection.
- Appointed DWQMS internal auditor and ensure DWQMS conformance.
- Part of the rotational on-call schedule for water and wastewater as well as winter control.
- Ensure roads system and municipal equipment are maintained in a condition safe for public use.
- Assist the Public Works Manager – Water Operations with scheduling work and deploying departmental staff.
- Supervise assigned staff in their daily activities, ensuring safe work practices are maintained and assigned work is completed.
- Winter control (plowing, spreading sand and salt, snow removal, snow fence, etc.).
- Roadside maintenance (cold mix/hot mix repairs, patching, sweeping, shoulder re-gravelling, washout repairs, grass trimming).
- Operates all equipment including trucks, sander, plow, tractors, mowers, grader, street sweeper, grinder, woodchipper, excavator, brusher, wheel loader.
Qualifications: - Valid Ontario Class DZ Licence required.
- Minimum 2 years experience with heavy machinery and construction work.
- Minimum 2-3 years water and wastewater systems experience.
- Water and wastewater licenses.
- Certified Roads Supervisor an asset.
- Good communication and mechanical skills.
- Supervisory experience an asset.
Interested and qualified applicants are invited to forward their cover letter and resume to Human Resources (employment@southgate.ca or 185667 Grey Road 9, Dundalk, ON, N0C 1B0) quoting job #2026-16 by June 23, 2026 at 2pm.
