Industrial Electrician (SCADA/ PLC)

Sarasota County; United States; On-site; USD 83,097,000 - 94,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

EAP

Florida Retirement System (FRS)

Gym access at county locations

11 paid holidays

3 personal days and 16 vacation days

Job summary

Sarasota County’s Public Utilities department seeks an Industrial Electrician (SCADA Unit) to maintain and repair electrical and instrumentation systems across water and wastewater facilities.

The role involves SCADA, Maximo, remote telemetry, and PLC/VPF troubleshooting, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while diagnosing complex control circuitry. Monday–Friday daytime schedule with on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Technical School Diploma or equivalent with 2 years of related experience.
• High School Diploma or GED plus 3 years in electronics/IT tech.
• ISA CCST certification considered a plus.
• Courses in electronic control, instrumentation, electrical engineering, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, monitor, and calibrate electronics and control circuitry for SCADA systems.
• Support SCADA, Maximo, and remote telemetry hardware/software.
• Inspect and diagnose control circuitry, PLCs, and VFDs.
• Install and maintain SCADA systems, sensors, transmitters, and instrumentation.
• Modify equipment to conform with current instrumentation standards.

Education

Technical School Diploma or equivalent

High School Diploma or GED

ISA CCST Certification

Tools

SCADA

Maximo

Remote telemetry

Job description

Department: Public Utilities

About Our Job Are you a skilled industrial electrician? Do you have experience reading schematics, working with various voltages, and control circuits, and making safety a priority? As an Industrial Electrician (SCADA Unit) for the Water and Wastewater Facilities, you will perform highly skilled technical work in such areas as electrical, automation, and instrumentation technology.

Job Description

Maintain, repair, monitor, and/or calibrate a variety of electronic, hydraulic/pneumatic, control circuitry, sensors, meters, detectors, and other specialized test equipment used to support the utility Provide support for the hardware and/or software utilized in these technologies: SCADA, Maximo, and remote telemetry Inspect and diagnose control circuitry and instrumentation, PLC, VFD, and/or hardware/software problems Utilize a variety of equipment skills with test equipment, pneumatic/hydraulic testers, computers, control panels, microprocessors, and shop instruments Install, adjust, and maintain SCADA system, alternating and direct current devices, sensors, analog/digital parameter transmitters, receivers, transmitters, auxiliaries, etc. according to diagrams, schematics, and drawings Install instrumentation controls per specification and make modifications to equipment Make complete rehab including adjusting, repairing, and replacing parts to convert obsolete equipment to conform with present instrumentation design and construction standards

Work Hours

Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. *On-Call Required

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical School Diploma or its equivalent AND two (2) years of experience in the related field
• -OR- High School Diploma or GED AND three (3) years experience in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electronics equipment and IT Technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Courses in electronic control, instrumentation, electrical engineering, remote data acquisition, IT Technology Systems, or related fields
• International Society for Automation (ISA) certification as a Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)

Physical Demands

Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Subject to Passing Substance Screening

This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $29.00 - $32.84/hr, based on experience

Employee Type: Regular (Budgeted)

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Florida Retirement System (FRS)
• free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations
• 11 paid holidays
• 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

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