Job Title

Job Family

Job Code

Job Exempt

Instrumentation Technician I

Seiu_White_Collar

CWG30

Pay Grade

Pay Rate Type

Minimum

Midpoint

Maximum

S17

Hourly

$21.41

$27.31

$33.20

Job Description

Under general supervision, applies knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform responsible maintenance activities on instrumentation and controls equipment. Performs a variety of electronic and mechanical maintenance and repair activities on a wide range of instrumentation and controls equipment. Maintains the safe and efficient operation of wastewater treatment plants and lift stations to avoid damage to instrumentation equipment and involves the installation, operation, maintenance, testing, and repair of instrumentation and controls, switchgear, metering, and control systems. Work is reviewed through conferences, observations, and feedback from immediate supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate of Science Degree in Electronics Technology or High School Diploma/G.E.D. Certificate and completion of electronics trade school; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. The successful candidate must have the ability to score at least 70% on the Technicians Exam and be able to demonstrate all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above. A valid Florida Driver's License is required. Must pass respirator physical; no facial hair allowed between the face and sealing surface of the respirator face piece. Must have a phone or be reachable in the event of an emergency work situation.

Additional Qualifications for Promotion:

Promotions are not to be considered an automatic function of longevity and are subject to the review and authorization of the Supervisor. The employee’s last performance review must have resulted in an overall rating of Meets standards or better with no factor rating of less than meets.

Responsibilities

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

Note: The listed duties are only illustrative and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed by this job class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.

Troubleshoots and diagnoses instrumentation and control equipment; when malfunction occurs, determines appropriate method of correction and coordinates and/or performs required maintenance or repair

Disassembles instrumentation and control equipment and rebuilds, repairs and/or replaces necessary parts

Inspects and checks performance of instrumentation and control equipment with the use of precision instruments such as digital volt meter, oscilloscope and milliamp current source, waveform generator, calibrated pressure source; compares measured values and adjusts to acceptable tolerances

Maintains records of performance checks and service of instrumentation equipment in order to anticipate and prepare for future malfunctions

Plans, schedules, and performs calibration and preventive maintenance to repair or modify defects and maintain operating condition of instrumentation and control equipment

Reviews and interprets blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and P&ID loop drawings for proper operation and maintenance/repair of instrumentation and control equipment

Estimates time, parts, tools and equipment needed for instrumentation repair and maintenance projects and completes appropriate forms to obtain items

Provides input to Safety Coordinator regarding proper operating procedures with other plant personnel to ensure proper operation and maintenance of generation equipment

Makes recommendations as to design changes to improve the performance or maximize the operational life of generation equipment and provides input as to the specifications for new equipment

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Basic knowledge of all electronic components including capacitors, inductors, resistors, diodes, transistor and integrated circuits

Ability to read electronic blue prints and identify components and their function in the electronic circuit

Basic understanding of AC alternating current and multi-phase AC alternating current theory

Basic understanding of DC direct current theory

Basic understanding of digital electronics to include and gate, nand gate, or gate, nor gate and not gate and the truth tables associated with each digital logic gate

Basic understanding of analog electronics to include RF (radio frequency), AM modulation, FM modulation, operational amplifiers, oscillators, high pass filter, low pass filter, band pass filter, multiplexing, demultiplexing, IF intermediate amplifier, and power output amplifier

Ability to use a digital voltmeter to measure AC volts, DC volts, AC amperes, DC amperes and resistance

Basic knowledge of the major hardware and software components that comprise a computer to include motherboard, power supply, CPU, memory, hard drive, CD ROM and operating system

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office primarily WORD and EXCEL