Instrumentation Technician

Under the general supervision of the Water Treatment Manager, installs, tests, repairs, inspects, and maintains metering and recording instruments, controlling devices, data logging, and display equipment, communications, and telemetry systems. Works closely with the SCADA Analysts and Industrial Electricians to identify and complete proactive and reactive maintenance tasks. Performs related work as required.

• Performs work under supervision from SCADA Analyst
• Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, calibrates, and tests a wide variety of industrial instruments that record, indicate, control and regulate level, flow, pressure, temperature, position, and water analysis.
• Calibrates, installs, and works with digital and analog signals along with 4 – 20 milliamp (mA) signals.
• Installs, inspects, and repairs all types of types of radar sensors, Mag Meters, Venturi tubes, proximity sensors, level sensors, Variable Frequency Drives, and pressure sensors.
• Makes periodic preventative maintenance inspections of all metering control instruments, diagnosing existing or potential trouble; cleans, lubricates, calibrates and adjusts as conditions indicate.
• Locates, repairs, replaces and/or rebuilds defective electronic components such as transistors, printed circuits, resistors, capacitors, transformers, coils and relays.
• Devises and installs new circuits and modifies equipment for use with existing equipment.
• Inspects, Installs, and/or repairs manually, hydraulically, and electrically operated valves, making minor repairs as required.
• Installs, repairs, and calibrates chemical feed equipment such as polymer, ammonia, and chlorine equipment.
• Lays out, installs, test, and calibrates instruments and related devices for controlling automatic equipment for measuring flow, pressure, and temperature.
• Repairs and maintains telemetry systems.
• The majority of position duties are required to be performed on-site.
• May work with outside contractors.
• Prepares and updates schematic drawings of equipment.
• Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared or undeclared emergency.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

• Knowledge and understanding of general principles on which meters and other instruments operate for the measurement of flow, temperature, and pressure.
• Knowledge of the theory, practice, material, tools and equipment of the fields of electronics and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs).
• Skilled in the use of associated electronic test equipment and computers.
• Knowledge of analog and digital control circuitry.
• Knowledge of electrical and electronic theory as applied to intricate meters, automatic controls, radio telemetry and related instruments.
• Knowledge in the principles of hydraulic, pneumatic, magnetic, electronic and complex controls.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and theory of hydraulics, pneumatic logic, magnetic induction, close and open loop with proportional derivative and integral control.
• Ability to test, detect malfunctions, calibrate, and repair delicate equipment.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read specifications and blue prints.

Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Mathematics, Physics or Instrument/Controls Technology or three (3) years of highly automated electronics instrumentation installation and repair experience. An equivalent combination or related training and experience may substitute.

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