Instrumentation & Control Technician II - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Granada Hills, CA
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As an Instrumentation & Technician II you will assist journey level technicians on projects, special assignments, and equipment and system modifications. You will assist in performing: routine maintenance, installations, modifications, component-level troubleshooting and repair, and laboratory and field technical analysis of electronic instrumentation and complex digital and analog systems.
Such systems include: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, electronic/electrical equipment consisting of control panels, pressure transducers, acoustic and magnetic flow meters, electrically actuated control valves, tank level monitoring systems, detection systems, communications systems utilizing radio frequency, local and wide-area networks, telephony, and fiber optic cabling, and water quality instrumentation related to turbidity, pH, temperature, conductivity and various monitored water constituents.
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
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EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency, completion of 40 semester units in electronics from an accredited college, university, vocational, or military school AND two years relevant experience; OR
Two years as an Instrumentation and Control Technician I.
Relevant Experience is defined as: Installation, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance and calibration of electrical/electronic equipment and systems.
Please note: PROOF OF COMPLETION OF 40 SEMESTER UNITS IN ELECTRONICS FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL, OR MILITARY SCHOOL WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing, and registrations:
License(s):
Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
Certificates
- Forklift
- Manlift
- Successful completion of the Controls Systems Technician Associate Recognition Program from the Instrumentation Society of America
Vision Requirements: Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
65% Technical knowledge
10% Job Preparation
10% Teamwork/Interpersonal skills
05% adaptability/Flexibility
05% Planning & Organizing
05% Oral Communication
100% Total
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Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 830 miles of pipeline, and 15 hydroelectric power plants.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: [email protected].
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
Job Status:
This job is currently active.
