Electrical Technician II

City of Springfield, Ohio•Springfield, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is highly skilled electrical, electronic, and precision instrument maintenance work on treatment plant facilities and equipment. Work involves installing, maintaining, and repairing electronic equipment and precision instruments at the treatment plant wellfields, lift stations, pump stations and elevated tanks, including micro-computers and mainframe computers and electronic control systems and peripheral equipment. Work also involves performing electrical component and equipment repair and maintenance. Work may also involve training a Technician I or maintenance electrician in the techniques of electronic repair and maintenance, and serving as group leader on instrument maintenance jobs. Work is performed with technical independence and judgment under the direct supervision of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Assistant Superintendent. Work is reviewed through written and oral reports and observation of results obtained.

Requirements

Graduation from high school, vocational school, or GED supplemented by successful completion of an electrical apprenticeship program, or equivalent on-the-job training, and supplemented by coursework or training in an electronic equipment repair and maintenance; considerable experience in the repair and maintenance of electrical equipment, including experience in the repair and maintenance of electronic equipment; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed.
Must possess and maintain a valid Ohio driver's license and meet and maintain insurability under the City's insurance plan.
Thorough knowledge of hand and machine tools used for electrical and electronic maintenance.
Thorough knowledge of the symbols and markings used in detailed electrical and electronics system diagrams thus permitting them to be read with proficiency.
Considerable knowledge of 3 phase electrical wiring.
Good knowledge of the installation and maintenance of equipment operating at 4160, 440, 220, 110, and lower voltages.
Good knowledge of motor controls, telemetering systems and electrical motors ranging from 1/4 HP to 700 HP.
Considerable knowledge of safety procedures used in electrical and electronic installation and maintenance activities.
Considerable knowledge of electrical theory and the National Electrical Code.
Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of digital and analog relays.
Ability to diagnose electronic equipment and computer circuit boards for proper operation.
Ability to read and understand blueprints, operation and maintenance manuals, drawings, wiring and control diagrams for structures and related equipment.
Ability to identify electrical, electronic and instrumentation malfunctions and determine how they can be corrected and prevented.
Ability to be called out at times other than regular working hours to respond to emergency conditions.
Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods of time.
Ability to prepare written reports.
Skill in the use of the tools, materials, and equipment used in the electrical trade.
Ability to think clearly and perform all necessary tasks under stress and emergency conditions.
Ability to ascend and descend vertical ladders.
Ability to work at heights above 50 feet such as water tanks.
Ability to enter manholes or access hatches 24 inches in diameter.
Ability to work in confined spaces (ex. valve and meter pits, vaults, manholes, catch basins, trenches, lift stations, sewers, wet wells, tunnels and digester).
Ability to work in adverse environmental conditions such as water, wastewater and mud.
Ability to lead and supervise maintenance workers.
Ability to work with supervision in formulating and carrying out programs.
Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, co-workers and other plant personnel.

Responsibilities

Assists in maintaining and making necessary repairs to microcomputers and microcomputer control systems and peripheral devices.
Assists in making the necessary repairs to the treatment plant mainframe computer and associated multiplex unites to the circuit board level.
Replaces inoperative circuit boards and runs periodic updates on the data disk tape.
Maintains, repairs and adjusts valve controllers, chemical analyzers, temperature meters, chart recorders, level indicators, chlorine detectors, process control analyzers, chemical feed and other related process control equipment.
Installs, inspects, and services transmitters, receivers, probes, signal telemetry equipment and all related systems that are components of treatment plant facilities instrumentation.
Installs, inspects and maintains electrical systems for lighting, motor control, HVAC, and process control.
Diagnoses and makes necessary repairs to pumps, blowers, motors of up to 700 HP on either AC or DC current.
Tests motors for insulations resistance, amperage, and speed.
Installs or replaces all types of electrical conduit and wire, breaker panels, switches, outlets, lighting fixtures and related equipment.
Maintains records and makes reports of parts, work performed and materials used.
Performs related maintenance work as required and may perform work of higher job classifications as required.
Performs all related work as assigned.