Engineering Tech II - Metropolitan Water District - La Verne, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metropolitan Water District
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).
Metropolitan's Engineering Services
Group, Infrastructure Reliability Section, currently has one (1) opening for an
Engineering Technician II at
Metropolitan's Weymouth Facility in La Verne, California.
JOB SUMMARY
The Materials and
Metallurgy Team is seeking a highly motivated individual with Non-Destructive
Evaluation (NDE) and testing experience along with the certifications and
teaching ability necessary to administer an NDE program. This team is a diverse group of individuals
responsible for materials testing and evaluations, developing NDE 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, and performing quality assurance inspections of tanks, piping,
welds, and other components purchased or fabricated by MWD or its contractors. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) will be
performed in laboratory, shop, or actual in-process field conditions. All other work is a combination of office,
field, and shop work.
JOB
DUTIES
The duties of this
position will include performing Penetrant Testing (PT), Ultrasonic Testing
(UT), Magnetic Particle Inspection (MT), and providing training, examination
and certification in accordance with ASNT SNT-2C-1A for other employees who are
required to use these methods. The
successful candidate will have the skills and knowledge to establish
techniques, to interpret codes, standards and specifications, to establish
acceptance criteria when none are otherwise available, to designate the
particular technique to be used and to prepare or approve procedures and instructions
for materials testing and fitness-for-service evaluations of materials used in
water treatment, conveyance, distribution, and hydroelectric power generation
per ASTM, NACE, AWS, ASME, or other relevant codes and standards; assist in
evaluating equipment for fitness-of-service; and developing alternative
solutions to repair and/or rehabilitate equipment to meet MWD's services
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 four years of
relevant experience, two years of which must have been at the Engineering
Technician I level.
General
Required Knowledge of: Practical application of engineering science
and technology; arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and their
applications; applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations;
design principles and techniques; technical research, analysis and report
preparation; applicable safety practices; and current office equipment and
technology.
Corrosion
Required Knowledge of: Corrosion science; corrosion control methods
including coatings, material selection and cathodic protection; waterworks
corrosion issues and control methods.
General
Required Skills and Abilities to: Prepare
presentations; perform calculations; apply safe work practices; plan and
organize work; read and interpret plans, specifications and drawings; 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: Inspect, test, and assess infrastructure and
equipment to determine corrosion condition using standard methods and
techniques; test appropriate corrosion control methods.
CERTIFICATIONS,
LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position will be required to
obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:
Licenses
* Valid California Class C Driver License or its
equivalent in state of residency 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)
20% Customer Service
10% Teamwork
10% Oral Communication
10% Written Communication
100% Total
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]
If the
position requires a college/university degree, it must have been issued by an
educational institution accredited by the United States Department of
Education. Degrees issued by educational institutions outside the United States
must include documentation validating the equivalency of that degree to the
same degree in the United States to be considered acceptable for Metropolitan
purposes.
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).
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
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the
following link: http://mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/jobs/jobs05.html
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer -
Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
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