Engineering Tech I - Metropolitan Water District - La Verne, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty-six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan's facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
Our employees enjoy highly competitive salaries and excellent retirement, medical, dental, 401K, and other benefits (see our website).
The Engineering Services Group, Infrastructure Reliability Section, Infrastructure Unit has one (1) opening for an Engineering Technician I in the Materials and Metallurgy Team at our facility in La Verne, California.
JOB SUMMARY
The Materials and Metallurgy Team is seeking a highly-motivated individual with materials testing and coating experience. The team is responsible for materials testing and evaluations, developing materials/coatings design criteria for engineering plans and specifications, performing field investigations of water treatment and distribution infrastructure, performing condition assessments and fitness-for-service of a wide array of mechanical and structural equipment used in the treatment, conveyance, and distribution of drinking water. Other activities include performing quality assurance inspections of surface preparation, coating, sealants, and roofing components. Materials testing will be performed in a laboratory environment or in actual in-process field conditions. All other work is a combination of office, field, and shop work.
JOB DUTIES
Job duties for this position include assisting in the performance of corrosion investigations and failure analysis of equipment; performing materials testing and evaluations of materials used in water treatment, conveyance, distribution, and hydroelectric power generation, including protective coatings, elastomers, plastics, and composites per ASTM, NACE, SSPC, or other relevant specifications; assisting in evaluating equipment for fitness-for-service and developing alternative solutions to repair and/or rehabilitate equipment to meet MWD's service requirements; learning and utilizing various test instruments and databases to accomplish and document the above.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education development test (GED), and two years of accredited college or university in engineering and two years of relevant experience.
General Required Knowledge of: Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry; design principles; technical research, analysis and report preparation; and current office equipment and technology.
Corrosion Required Knowledge of: Corrosion science.
General Required Skills and Abilities to: Perform calculations; read plans, specifications and drawings; use current office equipment and technology; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
Corrosion Required Skills and Ability to: Learn to test and assess infrastructure and equipment.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Licenses
* Valid California Class C Driver License or its equivalent in your state of residence that allows you to drive in the course of your employment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND VISION REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the job duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job duties.
Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as personal computers and record boxes. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity.
Work Environment: The work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress that require a range of safety and other precautions, e.g., irritant chemicals, electrically energized equipment including high voltage systems, working at great heights under extreme outdoor weather conditions, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.
Job-Related Selection Criteria:
* 30% Technical knowledge/skills
20% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
10% Customer Service
20% Teamwork
10% Oral Communication
10% Written Communication
100% Total
Benefits:
* Competitive compensation
Excellent medical, dental, life, vision and retirement plans, including pension plan and 401k (with matching contribution), tuition reimbursement, and more
Training and advancement opportunities
Excellent working environment
Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job description, please send an email to [email protected]
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities may be requested by calling (213) 217-7738 at least 5 working days in advance of the scheduled examination date(s).
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MWD is a Federal and State EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
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