Instrumentation & Control Technician I - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

An Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Technician I develops proficiency and assists journey-level technicians with a wide variety of I&C tasks. These tasks include the installation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electronic equipment such as pressure transducers, flowmeters, position transmitters, level sensors, motor-operated valves, power supplies, workstation displays, signal indicators, wireless data links, local-area network distribution, wide-area network data terminals, voice-over-IP telephone systems, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, programmable logic controllers, public address systems, audio-visual presentation systems, safety monitoring and alarm annunciation equipment, security surveillance systems, and energy management devices.

The I&C Technician I also assists and performs the installation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of regulatory instrumentation including turbidimeters, chlorine analyzers, ammonia analyzers, particle counters, pH analyzers, temperature sensors, ozone residual/concentration analyzers, dissolved oxygen analyzers, conductivity probes, and other water-constituent monitoring systems. The tasks are carried out both in a treatment plant environment and in District distribution facilities throughout the Orange County Service Area.

Schedule: 4/10, Monday through Thursday, 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM PST

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 high school equivalency certificate and completion of 15 semester units in electronics from an accredited college, university, vocational, or military school

Please note: Proof of completion of 15 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

Vision Requirements: Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

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 state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

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: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. 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.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

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).