What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electronics Technician - Jefferson County position at Jefferson County Commission?
To be considered for employment, all applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. C.S.T. on Friday, September 27, 2024 at www.JobsQuest.org
Overview
Electronics Technicians working within the Merit System are responsible for maintaining multiple county facility security and wastewater treatment plant networking and process control systems (e.g., Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, video surveillance equipment, gas detectors, electro-mechanical door locking mechanisms, magnetic flow meter devices). They install and program these systems in accordance with applicable local and federal standards. Individuals in this job class are also required to perform preventative maintenance on existing systems to ensure proper functioning and minimizing outside vendor maintenance. They work under the general direction of a supervisor and are usually self-reviewed through the testing of equipment for proper performance.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Driver's license.
- Full-time work experience installing, repairing, and maintaining digital and analog instrumentation.
- Full-time work experience installing, repairing, and maintaining at least one of the following areas: (a) industrial automation systems (b) fire alarm, nurse call, security, or card access systems (c) programmable logic controllers, computer-based instrumentation, and local area network technologies (LAN).
- Experience in the installation, repair, and maintenance of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preferred qualifications are experiences, education, and/or other job-related qualifications considered to be highly desirable by Merit System agencies. The preferred qualifications may be used by the hiring agency to identify applicants to invite to participate in subsequent selection processes.
- Certificate of completion from an accredited electronics training program.
- Experience trouble shooting, repairing , downloading programs and making adjustments to industrial automation control systems and programmable logic controllers.
- Experience using software such as Excel, Word, etc.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
- Repairs and maintains server for the computerized SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system at wastewater treatment plant facilities in order to ensure continuous operation of plant systems/equipment.
- Performs as the Project Manager for various contracted updates, new or expanded services or functions.
- Maintains multiple county facility security or wastewater treatment plant networking and process control systems (e.g., Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, video surveillance equipment, gas detectors, electro-mechanical door locking mechanisms, magnetic flow meter devices) by installing, troubleshooting, repairing, programming, performing preventative maintenance, testing, tracking inventory, and making upgrades when needed to meet local, state, and federal compliance standards and to ensure proper working order of the equipment.
- Obtains information on compatibility, cost, installation procedures, and testing of systems when upgrading or retrofitting new components into existing systems by consulting with engineering firms, manufacturers, contractors, etc., studying technical manuals, interpreting schematics, attending seminars/conferences, and/or utilizing the Internet.
- Performs annual, monthly, and quarterly preventative maintenance by checking, and calibrating various pieces of equipment (e.g., dissolved oxygen analyzers, hazardous gas detectors x-ray machines, metal detectors, and flow meters) to ensure proper operations and to comply with local, state, and federal laws.
- Interprets shop drawings and electronics circuit schematics for the purpose of cost inquiries, to troubleshoot, and to find the location of defective items.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.93 - $38.68 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $39
