Instrument Technician II

Zone 7 Water Agency; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Zone 7 Water Agency is seeking an Instrument Technician II to install, document, maintain and repair instruments and control equipment for its water production and distribution facilities. The role covers mechanical, electromechanical, digital and analog instrumentation, including SCADA and PLC hardware/software.

Candidates should have the equivalent of a high school diploma, four years of skilled experience in mechanical/electromechanical repairs or instrumentation electronics, a valid CA

Qualifications

• Equivalent of completion of the twelfth grade.
• Four years of full-time skilled work in mechanical/electromechanical repairs or electronic instrumentation repair, with at least two years in industrial instrumentation.
• Possession of an ISA CCST II certification is desirable.

Skills

Mechanical repairs

Electromechanical repairs

Electronic instrumentation

Industrial instrumentation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

ISA CCST II Certification

Job description

$133,827.20–$162,656.00/Yearly

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Instrument Technician II, Zone 7, is the journey-level classification responsible for independently performing the full range of duties assigned to this series while reporting to the Facilities Maintenance and Construction Supervisor, Zone 7.

This class is primarily concerned with the installation, documentation, maintenance and repair of instruments and control equipment for facilities common to a public water production and distribution system.

This level of work covers the entire scope of mechanical, electromechanical, electrochemical, digital, analog, water quality analytical instrumentation and telemetry systems including SCADA and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) software and hardware.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

The equivalent of completion of the twelfth grade.

Experience:

The equivalent of four years of full-time experience performing skilled work in both mechanical and electromechanical repairs, or electronic circuitry and instrumentation repair, at least two years of this time having involved work in industrial instrumentation.

(Possession of a valid 2-Year Program in Instrumentation & Industrial Automation Technology from Perry Technical Institute or equivalent may be substituted for two years of experience).

• Must possess a California Driver's License.
• Must possess physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the class, including sufficient physical agility to work in high or confined spaces. Positions in this class are required to be clean shaven on a scheduled basis as required to wear respiratory protection or other safety equipment to comply with OSHA, Cal/OSHA rules and regulations.
• Possession of an Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society of America (ISA) Control Systems Technician Level II Certificate (CCSTII) is desirable.