Instrument Mechanic (3843)

City of Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

2d

About The Position

An Instrument Mechanic performs highly skilled field and shop work inspecting, troubleshooting, adjusting, calibrating, servicing, maintaining, overhauling, repairing, and testing automatic controls and indicating and recording instruments and devices. The role analyzes instrumentation and related system malfunctions to determine necessary repairs and adjusts instrumentation and control programs to interface with process control computers.

The listed annual salaries are flat-rated and vary by department: $141,816 generally, $144,447 at Los Angeles World Airports, and $135,469 at the Department of Water and Power. Salary is subject to change, and applicants are advised to confirm the starting salary with the hiring department. Appointment requires a valid California Class C driver's license. Employees may be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing and annual or periodic work fitness evaluations. All City employees are Disaster Service Workers.

Requirements

• Meet one of the specified experience pathways: three years of full-time paid City of Los Angeles experience as a Steam Plant Assistant, including one year as a Steam Plant Assistant A in the Instrument Shop or Operations; two years of full-time paid City experience at Building Operating Engineer level involving high-temperature boilers or refrigeration equipment totaling at least 3,000 tons; two years of full-time paid City experience as an Electrician or Electrical Test Technician; two years of full-time paid instrument mechanic, HVAC mechanic, or elevator mechanic experience inspecting, adjusting, repairing, and testing electronic and/or pneumatic control systems in specified industrial or utility facilities; or two years of full-time paid experience troubleshooting instrumentation and process-control systems using technical diagrams and working with the listed control loops, systems, and instrumentation.
• For the first experience pathway, only applicants who currently or previously worked for the Department of Water and Power in the specified Steam Plant Assistant or Steam Plant Operator DDR numbers qualify under that pathway.
• Four semesters of Automated Instrumentation and Controls coursework from an accredited college may substitute for one year of experience under pathways 1 through 4.
• Completion of a three-year Electrical/Instrumentation apprentice program may substitute for one year of experience under pathway 5.
• List completed qualifying courses, dates taken, and school attended as directed in the online application.
• A valid California Class C driver's license is required at appointment.
• Qualifying education must be from a college or university accredited by a City of Los Angeles-recognized agency.
• Applicants with six months or less remaining to meet the required experience may apply, but cannot be appointed until they meet the full experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, troubleshoot, adjust, calibrate, service, maintain, overhaul, repair, and test automatic controls and indicating and recording instruments and devices.
• Analyze instrumentation and related system malfunctions to determine necessary repairs.
• Adjust instrumentation and control programs to interface with process control computers.

Benefits

• Employee benefit coverage may include health, dental, and life insurance; coverage for a regular City appointment is expected to begin approximately six weeks after the original regular appointment, and availability should be confirmed with the hiring department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed