Instrumentation Technician, Sr

Position: Instrumentation Technician, Sr - $2,000 Hiring Bonus
About Us:

The City of Glendale's Water Services Department provides over 250,000 residents with safe, reliable, and high-quality water and wastewater services. Glendale Water Services promotes industry best practices, leadership, and innovation to ensure our employees put public health and the vitality of our community first!

The Role:

The Senior Instrumentation Technician performs advanced journey level electrical repair and electronics maintenance work for water and wastewater treatment equipment, well site motors, sewage lift station pump instrumentation, and process control equipment, including telemetry and computerized monitoring systems.

This position will be open until filled; applicants will be reviewed as they are received.

Salary:

This position is:

* FLSA non-exempt, and will earn overtime for any hours worked over 40 in a week.

* This position is a Grade 319 with an hourly salary between $31.8574 - $47.7861.

In addition to a generous salary, this position also offers a $2,000 Hiring Bonus!

Hiring Bonus
* to be paid as follows:

* $1,000 after 30 days of employment,
* $1,000 after 6 months of employment.

* You must be an active employee at the time the hiring bonus isscheduled to be paid in order to receive the bonus. Current City of Glendale employees are not eligible for hiring bonuses. Benefits:

The City of Glendale offers a generous benefits package with competitive rates that become effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

Below are some City of Glendale benefits resources for your review:

* 2025 - 2026 Benefits Guide

* City of Glendale Benefits Presentation

* City of Glendale's Benefits Page

Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Leave:

City of Glendale Regular status positions offer:

* 10.5 paid holidays per year, and full-time employees are also granted an additional 12 hours of holiday special leave per calendar year to celebrate their cultural or religious holidays

* Vacation leave accrues at:

* 5.33 hours per pay period (138 hours/17.25
* days per year)

* Increases to 6.12 hours per pay period after 5 years

* Then caps out at 7.6 hours per pay period after 10 years of service

* Sick leave accrues at 4.4 hours per pay period (114 hours/14.25 days
* per year)

* Days per year estimates are based on an 8-hour work day

Retirement:

This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

* Contribution is mandatory, and deducted every pay period

* The current contribution rate is 12.00%

Why Choose Glendale:

The City of Glendale is the West Valley's entertainment nexus; whether it's attending a world-class sporting event at State Farm Stadium, enjoying a concert at Desert Diamond Arena, or shopping and dining at the Westgate Entertainment District, as a City of Glendale employee, you'll be right in the middle of it all! Glendale is centrally located within the west valley and has convenient access to the 101, 303, US 60, and I-10 freeways.

With development happening all around the city, you will notice new homes and businesses being constructed frequently.

At the City of Glendale you'll have the opportunity to interact and engage with a highly diverse, dedicated, and skilled group of professionals. It is one of the best places to work, to grow your career, skills, and advance your future.

* May act as a lead Instrument Technician at water and wastewater treatment plants, well sites, and lift stations.

* Performs advanced journey level electrical, electronic and computer work in the installation, maintenance and repair of the systems and equipment at the City's water and wastewater treatment plants, well sites, and lift stations.

* Repairs, maintains, installs and modifies telemetry and associated wiring at main facilities, wells, sewage pumping stations, sewage metering stations, zone splits and water booster station.

* Maintains process control computers for water and wastewater treatment facilities; performs file maintenance, database modification and enters updates.

* Troubleshoots to the component level and repairs complex electronic/electrical instruments controls and high voltage electrical production equipment, booster pumps, plant distribution switch gear and motor control centers.

* Plans, coordinates, repairs, calibrates and performs scheduled maintenance on process control instrumentation/analyzers.

* Operates various types of test equipment (digital multi-meter, oscilloscope, telemetry test equipment, and calibrators) to calibrate or troubleshoot instrumentation.

* Maintains accurate maintenance records, parts inventory, and equipment information.

* Specifies, procures, purchases, and installs new equipment to improve existing equipment.

* Coordinates maintenance, repair and improvement projects with department operations, outside agencies and contractors.

* Designs and builds specialized test equipment and control circuitry for plant production equipment.

* Reviews and evaluates electronic, electrical, and computer specifications for facility construction projects.

* Operates city vehicles.

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