Senior Instrument Technician (Treatment & Transmission)
Senior Instrument Technician (Treatment & Transmission)
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USD 64525 - 92692
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Job Description
DIVISION: Operations
DEPARTMENT: Treatment & Transmission
UNION/GRADE: Unit 2/Grade 16
BASIC PURPOSE:
Supervises and participates in the installation calibration maintenance and repair of water instrumentation and equipment.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the supervision of Unit Supervisor Instrumentation.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May supervise individual Technicians or crews of Instrument Technicians.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervises and participates in precision shop and fieldwork calibrating troubleshooting installing repairing and maintaining electronic equipment and instrumentation.
- Supervises a crew of technicians records work completed equipment and parts utilized time spent on job and summarizes in daily and weekly reports.
- Utilizes Maximo to input and extract data.
- Examines malfunctioning instruments tests sensors and circuitry for defects. Troubleshoots equipment and replaces or repairs defective parts reassembles the instrument and adjusts all levels and signals to ensure accurate data.
- Supervises the safe and orderly maintenance of all tools materials equipment vehicles and facilities.
- Works from blueprints and site drawings. Reads wiring diagrams PID and schematic drawings to locate and troubleshoot circuit problems.
- Orders and maintains all necessary supplies.
- Follows all MWRA safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe work environment.
SECONDARY DUTIES:
- Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- A two (2) year college program in electronics or related field; and
- At least one (1) year of experience in electronics electricity mechanics and hydraulics with at least one (1) year as a supervisor in a work order-driven environment; or
- At least three (3) years of experience in the electronics field may be substituted for supervisory experience; or
- Any equivalent combination of education or experience.
Necessary Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Familiarity with the care and use of electronic test equipment as well as various other hand and power tools.
- Understanding of the operation of water transmission and treatment systems is preferred.
- Ability to read interpret and work from schematics wiring and P & I diagrams as well as detail record drawings.
- Ability to plan and schedule crew activities.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Working knowledge of computers.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A valid Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License.
Complete competency based training program related to ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES as outlined above and successfully demonstrates required competencies.
Successful completion of Confined Space training with MWRA certification within six (6) months of employment may be required.
Must have the ability to raise a 180-pound co-worker from a metering sewer manhole in a reasonable amount of time using a DBI/SALA tripod/winch system.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Electronic test equipment programmable logic computers climbing and fall retrieval equipment personal computer including word processing and other software hand tools mobile radio copy and fax machines.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle feel or operate objects tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally is required to sit stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; taste or smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in field settings and moderately quiet in other work locations.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national or ethnic origin age religion disability sex or gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression or veteran status.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
