Utilities Instrument Technician

Department: Charlotte Water Department

Salary: $31.20 - $48.75 Commensurate with Experience

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SUMMARY

The Instrument Technician position maintains, installs, calibrates, programming instruments and all associated equipment, diagnoses, and repairs an array of specialized instrumentation, pneumatic, and hydraulic process control equipment associated with the water treatment processes. Work involves initiating maintenance, installation, and repair of process control equipment and instrumentation; maintaining and repairing control valves, chemical feed pumps, and flow meters; and calibrating instruments and controls. This position designs improvements, orders parts, and assists outside vendors/contractors.

Salary:

The salary for this position is $35.10-$38.99, Commensurate with Experience

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00AM - 2:30PM

Hiring for 2 positions: Utilities Instrument Technician & Utilities Instrument Technician - Calibration

• Must be available to work occasional overtime, subject to emergency call back and perform on-call duty as required.
• Must be able to be anywhere in Mecklenburg County within 60 minutes of your residence, barring traffic issues.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Repairs equipment by troubleshooting equipment; working with operations and maintenance to determine root cause of process failure; replaces or repairs device causing the failure; enters required data into work order system; confirms with operations that proper process integrity has been restored; and coordinates with other groups as needed.

• Program instruments and all associated equipment

• Calibrates equipment in treatment plant by checking equipment operation; prepares calibration standards; cleans and inspects equipment for proper operation; performs calibration; resolves any issues that arise during calibration process; and works with operations to ensure minimal process disruptions.

• Handles all water treatment instrumentation, automated control systems, and associated equipment. This includes, but is not limited to: flow transmitters, turbidity meters, free chlorine analyzers, pH meters, pressure transmitters, venturi meters, radar & ultrasonic level transmitters, streaming current monitors, etc.

• Handles controls including AC/DC drives, hydraulics, pneumatics, HVAC, programmable logic controllers, human-machine interfaces, transducers, motors, actuators, valves, relays, ladder logic, and the supervisory control and data acquisition system.

• Participates in equipment upgrades by assisting with system designs; providing information/part numbers for parts that need to be ordered; coordinates with maintenance and operations; and installs, tests, and documents the upgrades.

• Installs, inspects and troubleshoots electrical power monitoring devices, protective relays, analog current and voltage meters associated with facility power distribution and motor control systems.

• Builds Control Panels as required

• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited school.

• Four (4) years of related work experience, preferably experience with the maintenance, installation, and repair of process control equipment and instrumentation and experience with control valves, chemical feed pumps, and flow meters.

• OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job functions.

 

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:

• Requires a valid driver’s license.

• Must obtain and maintain a City Driver’s Permit.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of maintenance, installation, and repair of process control equipment and instrumentation (water treatment experience is preferred).

• Skill in using hand tools and electronic test equipment (like a digital multi-meter) appropriate for position.

• Basic mathematical skills to calculate margins of error, tolerances, and unit conversions.

• Able to use computer to navigate documentation databases and spreadsheets.

• Ability to read and interpret basic technical manuals, schematics, and standard operating procedures.

• Ability to obtain a City driving authorization.

 

Physical Demands:

The work is medium work and requires applying 30 pounds of force frequently and exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity in inspections, and walking.

 

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. Requires working a rotating on-call schedule.

 

Additional Information:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify,

add or remove duties and assign other duties at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

 

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 herein described. 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 to the performing of their duties, just as though they were written out in this job description.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email Careers@ci.charlotte.nc.us

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BENEEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.