Job Details

The City of Vallejo is seeking candidates for one Instrument Technician position, as collaborative members of the City's Water Department. Instrument Technicians will be able to effectively, efficiently and safely perform daily inspections, preventive maintenance, calibration, installation, and repair of a variety of instrumentation and electrical equipment. They will have knowledge of installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of a large variety of instrumentation and electrical systems, controls and equipment commonly used in large municipal drinking-water treatment plants, pump stations, storage tanks and reservoirs. They will also have knowledge of variable frequency drives, motor control centers, motors, digital and analog instruments, water quality and process control analyzers, high medium, and low voltage equipment, sub stations, co-generation systems, solar and emergency power systems, transfer switches, controls, valve operators, rectifiers, cathodic protection systems, pump control systems, PLC's, SCADA, radio communication and various network systems.

Ideal candidates will possess at least two years of experience performing skilled field work in pneumatic, mechanical, electro mechanical and electronic circuitry repair, the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and have completed of a two-year formal electrical apprenticeship program and/or training in electronic technology.

While not required, possession of a California Department of Public Health Distribution Operator D1 or D2 License, California Department of Public Health Treatment Operator License T1 or T2, a California State Division of Industrial Standards Electrician's license, ISA certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level II certificate, and a California Water Environment Association Electrical Instrumentation Technician Grade I or II Certification are highly desirable licenses and certifications.

Incumbents in this position are expected to be placed on the Department's on-call rotation and to respond to after-hours service needs as needed and when assigned to standby duty, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Candidates must be able to pass a federal government background investigation during the length of employment (for access to the Travis Air Force Base).

Instrument Technician I
Experience:
Preferably completion of a formal, two-year electrical apprenticeship program and/or training in electronic technology.
Or
Some experience performing skilled field work in pneumatic, mechanical, electro mechanical and electronic circuitry repair, at least some of this time having involved work on instrumentation, field and process controls.

Training:
Completion of the twelfth grade, or its equivalent.

License or Certificate:
Must possess and maintain a valid, appropriate California driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record.

Instrument Technician II

Experience:

Completion of a two-year formal electrical apprenticeship program and/or training in electronic technology.

Or

Two years of experience performing skilled field work in pneumatic, mechanical, electro mechanical and electronic circuitry repair, at least some of this time having involved work on instrumentation, field and process controls equivalent to that of an Instrument Technician I with the City of Vallejo.

Training:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

License or Certificate:
Must possess and maintain a valid, appropriate California driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record.