SCADA Instrumentation Technician - Southwest Reclamation Facility

Overview

Work Location: 5101 65th Street West, Bradenton, Florida 34210
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm (Standby on Rotation)
Expected Starting Hourly Range: $27.61 - $34.51
This classification performs a variety of advanced technical duties related to operating, maintaining, installing and troubleshooting instrumentation, process control and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for the County s waste/water treatment plants or wastewater lift stations system.

Indoor/Outdoor environment; high noise at times while performing responsibilities. Lifting equipment up to 50 lbs. alone; up to 100 lbs. with assistance.

• Facilitate/perform the implementation, coordination, supervision and maintenance of the SCADA Network.
• Configure, document and program the automation and control systems.
• Oversee all control aspects of in-house projects including design, programming, simulation, testing and start-up.
• Perform general electrical work such as programming VFDs, troubleshooting motor control panels and pulling wire occasionally.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance of instrumentation at waste/water treatment plants, lift stations, and related facilities.
• Make necessary adjustments and calibrations of instrumentation using prepared chemical standards and portable electronic meters and calibration equipment.
• Install new equipment and wiring according to electrical codes and provided schematics; troubleshoot and repair existing equipment.
• Use test equipment such as multi-meters, digital voltmeters, digital calibrators, digital logic probes, oscilloscopes, SWR meters, TDR analyzers, frequency meters and other related devices.
• Calibrate existing electrical equipment using calibration equipment mentioned above.
• Service and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, hydro-pneumatic and electropneumatic instrument/control systems.
• Prepare records and reports; create drawings, sketches and schematics.
• Install, repair, maintain and configure the radio telemetry system for all Manatee County lift stations, booster stations, monitoring wells, and elevated tanks (Demands on Area of Assignment).
• Install, diagnose, repair lift station control panels or RTU control panels as needed when electricians require assistance (Depends on Area of Assignment).
• Install, maintain, diagnose and repair field instrumentation used in control systems or data acquisition in telemetry systems (e.g., flow meters, pressure transmitters, level sensors, rain gauges, vibration sensors, inclinomet ers, proximity switches, turbidimeters, pH sensors, chlorine, and ammonia analyzers). (Depends on Area of Assignment).
• Design new control systems and data acquisition monitoring applications when necessary.
• Bench test radio equipment to determine if repairs are needed.
• Provide training to new instrument technicians, and also train electricians and mechanics on equipment as needed.
• Perform other related work (including weather or other extreme emergency duties) as required.

• High school diploma or equivalent; valid certificate of competency.
• Prior courses or technical training in electronics, instrumentation and controls.
• Minimum of five (5) years  experience in repair, inspection, adjustment and calibration of electronic controls and instrumentation.
• Valid driver license;
  Florida driver license within 30 days of hire. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• PLC & HMI programming, instrumentation, computer science and industrial controls highly desired.

• Knowledge of SCADA systems and maintenance for electrical, electronic, pneumatic, microprocessor and other instrumentation components in water treatment plants.
• Knowledge of operation of modern water and wastewater treatment plant equipment and related facilities; awareness of work hazards and precautions.
• Knowledge of PLC and SCADA programming (Rockwell RSLogix 500, Panel View, Device Net), Citect, Siemens and DFS.
• Knowledge of databases, ODBC, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Windows OS; networking, switches, radios, wireless communication, fiber optics, ethernet, etc.
• Knowledge of 4-20mA principles and…