City of Palm Bay
Instrumentation & Control Technician
City of Palm Bay, Palm Bay, Florida, United States, 32905
Overview
Under general supervision, this position has the primary duty to perform skilled technical maintenance work on telemetry instrumentation and process control equipment in water production and wastewater treatment facilities.
Eligibility & Licensure Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License and have and maintain an acceptable driving record.
Emergency Declaration Status CODE 1: Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident by incident basis, the employee’s Department Head will determine who will be required to work.
Minimum Training & Experience
Graduation from high school, GED or equivalent.
Five (5) years of experience in highly automated electronics instrumentation and controls installation, maintenance, and repair.
Three (3) years of directly related experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, Radio Networks, and UPS.
Ability to read, understand, and use technical manuals and to closely follow electrical diagrams and schematics.
Responsibilities
Performs inspection, installation, maintenance, programming, calibration, and repair functions on PLCs, meters, recording devices, and control systems.
Maintains, repairs, calibrates, and troubleshoots instrumentation & controls; connects devices using network communication; maintains PLC ladder logic programs; works with contractors as needed.
Facilitates implementation, coordination, supervision, and maintenance of the SCADA Network.
Performs advanced level work specializing in installation, repair, calibrations, troubleshooting and maintaining electronic equipment at water production and wastewater treatment plants.
Utilizes tools and methodology to detect issues or problems.
Performs preventative and corrective maintenance using computerized maintenance management programs.
Performs bench work, overhauls and rebuilds complex electronic equipment.
Utilizes software applications (Microsoft Office, Outlook, iFIX, Cityworks).
Detects causes of electronic failures, ensures compliance with codes, calculates data for wiring instrument systems.
Performs related work as assigned or required, including weather or other extreme emergency duties.
Configures, documents and programs automation and control systems.
Responsible for all control aspects of in‑house projects; design, programming, simulation, testing and start‑up.
Performs general electrical work such as programming VFDs, troubleshooting motor control panels and pulling wire.
Performs necessary adjustments and calibrations of instrumentation using prepared chemical standards.
Installs new equipment and wires units according to electrical codes and schematics; troubleshoots existing equipment.
Utilizes test equipment (multi‑meters, digital voltmeters, digital calibrators, digital logic probes, oscilloscopes, thermographic cameras, etc.).
Serves and repairs hydraulic, pneumatic, hydro‑pneumatic and electropneumatic instrument/control systems.
Prepares necessary records and reports; prepares drawings, sketches and schematics.
Installs, repairs, maintains, and configures the radio telemetry system for water production, wastewater treatment, booster stations, monitoring wells and elevated tanks.
Installs, maintains, diagnoses and repairs field instrumentation used in control systems or telemetry.
Designs new control systems and new data acquisition monitoring applications when necessary.
Bench tests radio equipment to determine if it needs repair.
Performs training for new instrument technicians and trains electricians and mechanics on equipment.
Benefits Health Insurance: HDHP, OAPIN and OAP through Cigna. Dental Insurance: DHMO & PPO High/Low plans. Vision Insurance: Annual eye exam, frames and lenses or contact lenses. Life Insurance: One time salary at no cost, additional coverage available. Short Term Disability: 66 2/3% of annual base salary for up to 26 weeks. Long Term Disability: 66 2/3% of salary after a 180‑day waiting period. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan: City contributes 3%; employees may contribute up to 6% and the City matches. Holidays: 10 holidays, 1 birthday holiday, 1 anniversary holiday. Paid Leave: 96 hours vacation per year, increases after 5 years; 96 hours sick leave per year. Tuition Reimbursement: Eligible after probation for college level courses (currently frozen).
Legal Notice All potential applicants are eligible under EEO laws.
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Eligibility & Licensure Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License and have and maintain an acceptable driving record.
Emergency Declaration Status CODE 1: Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident by incident basis, the employee’s Department Head will determine who will be required to work.
Minimum Training & Experience
Graduation from high school, GED or equivalent.
Five (5) years of experience in highly automated electronics instrumentation and controls installation, maintenance, and repair.
Three (3) years of directly related experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, Radio Networks, and UPS.
Ability to read, understand, and use technical manuals and to closely follow electrical diagrams and schematics.
Responsibilities
Performs inspection, installation, maintenance, programming, calibration, and repair functions on PLCs, meters, recording devices, and control systems.
Maintains, repairs, calibrates, and troubleshoots instrumentation & controls; connects devices using network communication; maintains PLC ladder logic programs; works with contractors as needed.
Facilitates implementation, coordination, supervision, and maintenance of the SCADA Network.
Performs advanced level work specializing in installation, repair, calibrations, troubleshooting and maintaining electronic equipment at water production and wastewater treatment plants.
Utilizes tools and methodology to detect issues or problems.
Performs preventative and corrective maintenance using computerized maintenance management programs.
Performs bench work, overhauls and rebuilds complex electronic equipment.
Utilizes software applications (Microsoft Office, Outlook, iFIX, Cityworks).
Detects causes of electronic failures, ensures compliance with codes, calculates data for wiring instrument systems.
Performs related work as assigned or required, including weather or other extreme emergency duties.
Configures, documents and programs automation and control systems.
Responsible for all control aspects of in‑house projects; design, programming, simulation, testing and start‑up.
Performs general electrical work such as programming VFDs, troubleshooting motor control panels and pulling wire.
Performs necessary adjustments and calibrations of instrumentation using prepared chemical standards.
Installs new equipment and wires units according to electrical codes and schematics; troubleshoots existing equipment.
Utilizes test equipment (multi‑meters, digital voltmeters, digital calibrators, digital logic probes, oscilloscopes, thermographic cameras, etc.).
Serves and repairs hydraulic, pneumatic, hydro‑pneumatic and electropneumatic instrument/control systems.
Prepares necessary records and reports; prepares drawings, sketches and schematics.
Installs, repairs, maintains, and configures the radio telemetry system for water production, wastewater treatment, booster stations, monitoring wells and elevated tanks.
Installs, maintains, diagnoses and repairs field instrumentation used in control systems or telemetry.
Designs new control systems and new data acquisition monitoring applications when necessary.
Bench tests radio equipment to determine if it needs repair.
Performs training for new instrument technicians and trains electricians and mechanics on equipment.
Benefits Health Insurance: HDHP, OAPIN and OAP through Cigna. Dental Insurance: DHMO & PPO High/Low plans. Vision Insurance: Annual eye exam, frames and lenses or contact lenses. Life Insurance: One time salary at no cost, additional coverage available. Short Term Disability: 66 2/3% of annual base salary for up to 26 weeks. Long Term Disability: 66 2/3% of salary after a 180‑day waiting period. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan: City contributes 3%; employees may contribute up to 6% and the City matches. Holidays: 10 holidays, 1 birthday holiday, 1 anniversary holiday. Paid Leave: 96 hours vacation per year, increases after 5 years; 96 hours sick leave per year. Tuition Reimbursement: Eligible after probation for college level courses (currently frozen).
Legal Notice All potential applicants are eligible under EEO laws.
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