Pre-Apprentice Announcement Upcoming Recruitment - Metropolitan Water District - Riverside, CA - EXPIRED
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Company: Metropolitan Water District
PRE-APPRENTICE - ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING RECRUITMENTThis is an announcement only; applications will not be accepted at this time.
6 ELECTRICAL POSITIONS11 MECHANICAL POSITIONS
Hourly Salary: $16.86
Anticipated Locations:
Jensen Water Treatment Plant, Granada Hills, CA
Soto Street Facility, Los Angeles, CA
Weymouth Water Treatment Plant, La Verne, CA
Diemer Water Treatment Plant, Yorba Linda, CA
Skinner Water Treatment Plant, Winchester, CA
Diamond Valley Lake, Winchester, CA
Mills Water Treatment Plant, Riverside, CA
Lake Mathews, Riverside, CA
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, ranging up to nearly 20 feet in diameter; 16 hydroelectric power plants; and numerous support facilities.
APPLICANT FILING PROCESS
Application Filing Period (accepting applications)
Internal Application filing period begins: Friday, February 17, 2017 Internal Applicants Only.
Internal Applicants in an O&M Technician job family classification will be Y-rated.
External Application filing period begins: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 (6:30 am PST) through Tuesday, March 14, 2017 or until 850 applications are received, whichever comes first. Please visit our website at www.mwdh2o.com to apply on-line on February 28, 2017.
JOB INFORMATION
The Water System Operations Group has a total of 17 openings in the Eastern and Western Region for pre-apprentice positions in the Electrical and Mechanical maintenance crafts. These pre-entry-level positions require no experience and will be responsible for performing general maintenance and general labor duties related to Metropolitan's pumping plants, treatment plants, and distribution system. Upon successful completion of the pre-apprentice term of approximately 6 months, candidates will enter into one of Metropolitan's State-certified apprenticeship programs. Currently, there are 6 openings in the Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship Program and 11 openings in the Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship Program.
For additional information about the Apprenticeship Program including a Pre-Apprentice Practice Test: go to http://www.mwdh2o.com/careers/Pages/default.aspx.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Successful candidates will serve a trial period (pre-apprentice) of no less than 6 months. The objective of the 6-month trial period is to prepare new workers to enter a 4-year apprenticeship in the electrical or mechanical trades at Metropolitan. After successful completion of the prescribed trial period and required supplemental instruction, successful candidates will indenture into a 4-year apprenticeship program.
Those individuals who advance into an apprenticeship program will learn their trade on the job, working with journey-level maintenance electricians or maintenance mechanics, and from dedicated classroom instruction. The 4-year program is comprised of 7,280 hours of combined on-the-job training (OJT) and related instruction. Related and supplemental instruction classes will be held during the apprentice's normal working hours for an average duration of 80 hours per 6-month period of apprenticeship. A significant amount of home study is required to be performed by the apprentice during non-working hours.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
* Assists in performing operations and maintenance tasks associated with Metropolitan pump plants, treatment plants, and distribution system; learns and uses basic tools and techniques as required for performing operations and maintenance tasks at various facilities.
* Operates a motor vehicle, pickup truck, forklift, or other light equipment as required.
* Participates in and receives various job-related and safety training.
* Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Requirements
* Applicant must be at least 18 years of age or older
* Graduation from high school or a High School Equivalency Certificate
* Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class 'C' or higher driver's license is required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of:
* Knowledge in mathematics and basic science fundamentals.
Skill and Ability to:
* Perform mathematical functions including algebra.
* Perform tasks that require good hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, and balance.
* Make satisfactory progress in the prescribed academic and practical exercises related to an apprenticeship program.
* Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
* Effectively communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing through simple or routine correspondence and reports.
* Understand and comply with Metropolitan's policies and standards for workplace health and safety.
* Work in a team environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
The physical demands and working condition characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Frequently stand, walk, reach above shoulders, push and pull.
* Frequently lift and/or move heavy loads over 25 pounds.
* Occasionally required to sit, use dexterity (includes keyboard), climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, and twist.
* Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, works at elevated heights, precarious places, tunnels, confined spaces, extreme cold and extreme heat conditions.
* Frequently works near moving mechanical parts and low/high electrical voltage and works outdoors.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
* Screen for Minimum Qualifications
o All applicants will be screened for minimum qualifications listed on the job posting. Only applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be allowed to proceed to the written exam.
* Written Exam
o Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a written entrance examination. The written exam is a 3-hour (approximately) multiple-choice examination on general aptitude and mathematical knowledge including algebra.
o Applicants must receive a score of 70% or higher to move forward in the recruitment process.
o Applicants will move forward based on their scores, from highest to lowest, on the Written Entrance Examination. The number of applicants moving forwardin the process will be equal to the number of apprentice positions expected in that region (17), multiplied by ten. (The 170 highest scoring applicants will move forward to the Physical Abilities Test).
* Physical Abilities Test
o The Physical Abilities Test will consist of job related activities. Only applicants that pass all parts of the Physical Abilities Test will move forward in the process. Applicants failing the Color Sightedness Test would only be excluded from the electrical apprenticeship positions.
* Oral Interview
o The number of applicants receiving oral interviews will be equal to the number of apprentice positions expected in that grouping, multiplied by five. (The 85 highest scoring applicants who pass the Physical Abilities Test will move forward to Oral Interviews).
o Oral interviews will be scored. Applicants must receive a score of 70% or more on the oral interview to move forward in the process.
o Interview scores will be combined with the written exam to obtain an eligibility ranking.
Job Code No.: S01 Pay Grade: 17 Bargaining Unit: AFSCME - Unit 02
Work Schedule: 4/10 [Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday dependent on location,
6:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.]
Updates To Your Status May Be Sent Via E-Mail, Postal Mail Or Phone. Please Make Sure You Are Checking Your Spam / Junk Mail.
Please note the following:
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will provide a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, unless to do so would cause an undue hardship. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: [email protected].
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
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