Instrumentation & Control Technician I - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As an Instrumentation and Control Technician I, you will learn to apply basic skills in procedures, operations, techniques, tools, materials, and equipment appropriate to area of specialization; work assignments are routine in nature, requiring limited judgment and decision making. Specific and detailed guidelines covering all aspects of the assignment are provided; work is in strict adherence to the guidelines; deviations must be authorized. The work consists of tasks that are clear cut and directly related.
You will be accountable for performing routine maintenance, assisting in the installation of complex digital control systems; performing technical electronic, laboratory and field analysis; and repairing and modifying electronic instrumentation and control systems. You will be responsible for performing preventative and corrective maintenance of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems equipment and associated peripherals and telemetry.
This includes SCADA workstations, remote terminal units, programmable logic controllers, data communication networks, and associated instrumentation throughout the areas of responsibility. Instrumentation includes pressure transducers, temperature controls, acoustic and magnetic flow meters, level transmitters, electric actuated control valves, tank level gauging systems, and water quality instrumentation such as turbidimeters, chlorine analyzers, ammonia analyzers, particle counters, ph analyzers, and other related instruments.
The duties for these positions include, but are not limited to: perform preventative and corrective maintenance tasks; assist journey level technicians on projects, special assignments, and equipment and system modifications; install, maintain and repair industrial electronic/electrical peripherals; install, maintain and repair electronic/electrical equipment, including pressure transducers, acoustic and magnetic flow members, electrical actuated control valves, tank level gauging systems, and water quality instrumentation, including turbidimeters, chlorine analyzers, ammonia analyzers, particle counters, ph analyzers, and other related instruments; and install, maintain and repair communications systems (LAN, WAN, telephone).
This Instrumentation and Control Technician I position is located at our Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in La Verne, California.
Work Schedule: 4/10; Monday through Thursday OR Tuesday through Friday
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
To view the full job description click here: Instrumentation and Control Technician I
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: High school diploma or certificate of High School equivalency and completion of 15 semester units in electronics from an accredited college, university, vocational, or military school.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please note: If you are invited to participate in the examination process for this position, proof of completion of 15 semester units in electronics from an accredited college, university, vocational, or military school will need to be provided.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
Vision Requirements: Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
65% Technical knowledge of general electronics and repair and maintenance of electronic control systems related to computers and other water industry instrumentation
and equipment; ability to troubleshoot electronic equipment.
10% Effective Oral Communication Skills
10% Effective Written Communication Skills
5% Job Preparation (education, experience & training relevant to the position)
5% Organizational Skills
5% Teamwork
100% Total
CLOSING
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 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 water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
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