Electrical / Instrumentation Technician II

DeKalb County

Decatur (GA)

On-site

USD 33,324 - 53,657

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A local governmental agency in Georgia is seeking a skilled technician to install, maintain, and repair electronic instruments and control systems at Water and Wastewater Treatment facilities. Candidates should possess an associate's degree in Electronics and at least three years of relevant experience. Strong troubleshooting skills and a valid Georgia driver's license are required. Take part in ensuring reliable operation of equipment which meets industry standards.

Qualifications

3 years of experience in maintenance and repair of industrial control equipment.
Equivalent combination of education and training is acceptable.
Valid Georgia driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

Install and maintain electronic monitoring systems and controls.
Provide training and technical support to staff and contractors.
Conduct tests on processes and implement improvements.

Skills

Electronic instruments maintenance

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Programming logic controllers

Education

Associate's degree in Electronics

Tools

Programmable logic controllers

SCADA systems

Job description

Decatur, GA, United States

Job Description

Salary Range: $24.19 - $38.95/Hour Salary Grade: 16 FLSA: Nonexempt

Purpose of Classification:

The purpose of this classification is to perform skilled work in the installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of all electronic instruments, automatic process control and protective relaying equipment, and energy management systems in Water, Wastewater Treatment Plant and/or Distribution System/Collection System Remote facilities.

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Provides guidance, training and technical assistance to less experienced technicians, maintenance personnel, and contractors.

Conducts tests on various processes and controls using specialized test equipment and recommends improvements and modifications to the Supervisory Control Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and related components.

Designs, builds, and implements new controls, interfaces, and testing equipment and integrates them into existing controls.

Programs, installs, repairs, and expands telemetry system; and integrates system with other hardware and software systems.

Calibrates, tunes, troubleshoots, repairs, installs, and integrates various flow and measuring equipment and microprocessor based instrumentation system components which monitor parameters such as pH, conductivity, temperature, turbidity, chlorine, dissolved oxygen, flow rate, level, water/air pressure.

Performs electronic equipment setup, programming, calibrating, and troubleshooting of components such as variable frequency drives, control valves, pump controls, alarm systems, and level monitoring systems.

Installs, maintains, and analyzes malfunctions of computerized control devices, controls and instrument loops, instruments for activated sludge systems, water treatment and the SCADA system; and makes needed repairs.

Performs programming changes and upgrades, calibration, and logic troubleshooting of programmable logic controllers.

Researches and assists with the design of new control systems; and automates old systems.

Performs manual labor tasks associated with maintenance and repair of the systems; installs equipment and components, pulls wires, removes and replaces parts, prepares the work site; and cleans up after work is completed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree in Electronics; three years of experience in the maintenance and repair of analog and digital industrial control equipment, industrial electronics and test equipment; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

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