Canton Electric and Electronic Technician; Part-Time

Starting Hourly Rate Range: $23.68 - $32.02

This is a part-time position with the City of Canton. An Employee in a part time position may work up to twenety-nine hours a week and their schedule will be detrermined by the City. Employees in this position will be offered paid vaction, sick time and a retirement plan.

Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or have a permanent residence card. Applicants must be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D, must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver's license.

An employee in this classification is responsible for performing calibration, maintenance, and repair of various types of instrumentation, control devices, and electrical equipment; this includes complex computers as required for the ongoing operations of the Water Reclaimation Facility (WRF) facilities sufficient to meet applicable water quality criteria.

Performs maintenance and repair functions as described in the above General Statement of Duties, including manual dexterity as needed to perform fine calibration of instruments and controls. Physical mobility required for walking, bending, and stooping to inspect equipment and instrumentation throughout the facilities and for occasionally lifting motors, fans, and heavy tools.

• Responsible for calibration of all metering and control systems, including combinations of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic components.
• Performs frequent inspections to observe equipment and ascertain whether functioning properly.
• Makes repairs or calibrations as necessary.
• Checks motors for proper electrical loading.
• Cleans motors.
• Determines circuit amperage.
• Cleans, adjusts, and repairs motor starting equipment.
• Installs, wires, and calibrates new and existing equipment as needed.
• Provides temporary wiring for movable equipment.
• Installs new lighting fixtures and repairs existing lighting equipment.
• Maintains repair parts inventory on all equipment and advises management of items to be purchased.
• Maintains records of maintenance and repair activities as required by supervision.

Thorough knowledge of computers, electronics, pneumatic systems, hydraulics, telemetering principles, and equipment, electricity, motors, and motor controls. Good technical judgment. Ability to analyze situations and develop workable solutions. Ability to present ideas effectively, orally and in writing. Ability to assist and advise supervision.

An Associate's degree from a college, university, or training school of recognized standing in electronics and electricity; at least three years of practical experience in similar work; or any other combination of knowledge, training, and experience that provides the necessary skills is acceptable. Must possess a valid State of Ohio Drivers' License at all times.

Waste Water Treatment incentive pay shall be paid to employee(s) in this classification provided the employee possesses a Class I, II or III Certificate as issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and is an employee of WRF.

As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who have been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than 180 days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States or an act of Congress of the United States may file with the director a certificate of service or honorable discharge (DD-214 – Long version), and upon this filing, the person shall receive an additional credit of twenty percent (20%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.

A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member’s initial…