Instrumentation Technician - Water Treatment Plant

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers.  The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.  

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt           Safety Sensitive: No               Level II Screening :No

Under the direction of designated supervisor, position is responsible for installation, maintenance, calibration, and configuration of electrical and electronic equipment used in the assigned division; and ensuring the efficient operation of such, including but not limited to, electrical breakers, switchgear, gauges and sensors, radio telemetry analyzers, flow meters, and other related field instrumentation and controls.  Assist with maintaining quality control for the water and wastewater’s electrical instrumentation.

Responsibilities and Reporting During an Emergency Situation:

Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice.

Non-Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee’s Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Perks and Benefits

• Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
• 13 paid holidays
• Pension plan & optional Deferred Compensation 
• City-paid life insurance
• Optional Vision, Dental, and Disability Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site Gym facility
• And much more!

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Completes installation, maintenance, and configuration of electrical/electronic equipment used in the division. Ensuring the efficient mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical operation of equipment, controls, multiple SCADA systems and remote communications equipment.
• Completes weekly and daily work orders, monitors the progress of projects, and evaluates and records progress on internal projects.
• Coordinates efforts with the plant electrician as it pertains to the needs of their direct supervisors. Advises division supervisors and superintendent of technical problems concerning the installation, modification, operation, and repair of electrical/electronic equipment.
• Assist and/or performs maintenance, configuration, adjustment, and repair to a wide variety of electrical/electronic equipment and control systems at treatment facilities/plants, remote pumping/storage stations, and related structures/assets for the assigned division.
• Operates and maintains numerous electrical components, switchgear, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), equipment and breakers which are 3-phase multiple voltages, including and up to medium voltage electrical equipment.
• Ensures precise functions of flow, analyzer, and instrumentation equipment of various voltages as low as millivolts.
• Verifies, monitors, and assists with electrical/instrumentation work at remote or offsite locations.
• Coordinates and participates in emergency repairs after hours.
• Responds in an emergency or natural disaster to supervise and assist in repairs and troubleshooting processes to keep system functional. Supervises system shutdowns, and diversions of any electrical and instrumentation wastewater, master lift station, reuse equipment failures or spills and overflows threatening public safety.
• Assist with the installation or replacement of electrical and electronic equipment and oversees repairs.
• Assist with and Inspects ongoing or completed electrical/electronic work assignments to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures and regulations.
• Assists management with establishing a yearly operational and long-range forecasted budget and maintaining the Council-approved budget for capital projects, capital equipment, vehicles, maintenance, operation, parts/supplies inventory and personnel.
• Establishes vendor relationships and orders parts and supplies as needed.
• Complete directed preventive maintenance repairs.
• Maintain safety inspection guidelines.
• Assist management with quality control on all instrument repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain proper operating procedure in the use of specialized hand, power, and diagnostic tools and/or related electrical/electronic field programming hardware/software.
• Work within and maintain all operational safety policies and procedures.
• Individual will ensure they are UpToDate and well trained in the safe and effective use of personal protective equipment, tools and vehicles for personal safety.
• Coordinates interdepartmental activities involving their assigned division's system.
• Assists in coordinating job assignments with the other division staff, e.g., maintenance mechanics, operators, utility IT programmer analysts, etc.
• Coordinates and participates in response to emergency repairs.
• Maintains various maintenance and service records on personnel, work completed, safety, accidents, and tools and equipment used, and develops regular reports from compiled information.
• Attends various City, interdepartmental and intradepartmental meetings for the purpose of providing/exchanging information on various issues for the assigned utility division.
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of assigned tasks.
• Performs other related duties as required. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Proficient in the use of spreadsheet, database, and presentation software.
• Knowledge of network operating systems, data, and file structure.
• Skill in written, verbal, electronic, and visual communications for effective expression and clarity.
• Skill in organization, prioritization, and time management.
• Ability to apply sound judgment and interpretation based on acquired knowledge in circumstances where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to speak and document clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment, including personal computer, network server, network equipment, mainframe, network routers, tape library system and testing and diagnostic equipment.

• High school diploma/GED.
• Five (5) years of electrical or electronics experience in an industrial setting, wastewater/water treatment facility or potable water production facility.
• Must possess one of the following:
  1. A Journeyman's Electrical Card,
  2. An Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering, or
  3. An accredited certification in Electrical Instrumentation.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license and obtain a valid Florida driver's license within thirty (30) days of hire or promotion.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed.  

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching. 

• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility. 

• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. 

• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. 

• Standing – for sustained periods of time. 

• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back. 

• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.

• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine. 

• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. 

• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.

• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. 

• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.

• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. 

• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound. 

• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.

• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.

• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.

• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.

• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.

• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back. 

• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. 

• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site. 

Work performed is primarily: 

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Works in an office environment and sits for long periods of time 
• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein.   Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. 

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