Instrumentation & Electrical Technician - 4-Day Week

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District seeks an experienced technician to maintain and install pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and computer-based control systems and telemetry stations. The role follows a planned maintenance program and requires diagnosing faults across motors, PLCs, VFDs, and sensors.

You will inspect and repair instrumentation, modify equipment for optimal operation, and support CMMS record-keeping. A 4-day work week Monday-Thursday is offered, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school, or equivalent, and appropriate vocational school with specialized training in industrial plant electronics, pneumatic and process control instrumentation equipment.
• Five years of combined electrical/instrumentation experience required.
• Must be comfortable working with 480v and 4160v electrical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and install pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and computer based control systems, and telemetry stations.
• Carries out a planned preventive maintenance program.
• Repairs, calibrates, trouble shoots and analyzes instruments and control systems.
• Install, maintain and adjust radio RF transmitters, receivers, power supplies and associated equipment.
• Inspect and repair instrumentation sensors, transducers, transmitters, PC's, PLCs, VFD's and associated peripherals.
• Modifies or improves equipment for best operation.
• Analyzes, isolates faults, maintains and repairs motor control panels, variable frequency drives, programmable logic controllers, wiring and lighting systems in and around buildings.
• Performs trouble shooting on a variety of electrical equipment to locate and diagnose source of trouble.
• Requisitions necessary parts or components.
• Maintains records in a computerized maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Occasionally serves as lead for one or more employees .
• Overtime work may be required to meet operational needs.
• This role offers a 4-day work week schedule, Monday through Thursday day shift.

Skills

Industrial plant electronics

Pneumatic control

Calibration & analysis

Blueprints & wiring diagrams

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Vocational training in industrial electronics, pneumatic & process control instrumentation

Tools

Volt-Ohm Meter (VOM)

Oscilloscope

Manometer

Laptop computers

Job description

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District seeks an experienced technician to maintain and install pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and computer-based control systems and telemetry stations. The role follows a planned maintenance program and requires diagnosing faults across motors, PLCs, VFDs, and sensors.

You will inspect and repair instrumentation, modify equipment for optimal operation, and support CMMS record-keeping. A 4-day work week Monday-Thursday is offered, with overtime as needed.