Electrical & Instrumentation Technician - Journey Level; AA--26E) PERG

POSTING #AA-002-26E

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, ENERGY RECOVERY SECTION, MAINTENANCE GROUP, PUENTE HILLS GAS-TO-ENERGY FACILITY, WHITTIER

• The incumbent is responsible for working overtime as needed and responding to emergencies, which includes being placed on a weekend emergency callout list and promptly attending to emergency callouts as required. Furthermore, this position directly involves handling the Annual Power Plant and Facility outages.
• Puente Hills Gas-to-Energy Facility is the base location, but this position also supports the Puente Hills Landfill, Spadra Landfill, Scholl Canyon Landfill, Palos Verdes Landfill, Mission Canyon Landfill, Calabasas Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility, Calabasas Landfill, Puente Hills Material Recovery and Intermodal Facility, Downey Area Transfer and Recycling Facility, South Gate Transfer Station, Mesquite Regional Landfill and Intermodal Facility, JWPCP Bio-400 System, and Tulare Lake Compost Facility.
• The following certifications must be acquired within the first six (6) months in the position: NFPA
  70E, forklift, man‑lift and scissor‑lift equipment operation.
• The selected candidate must be medically cleared to wear a respiratory protection device.
• This is a 9/80 position with alternating Fridays as the regular‑day‑off (RDO).

To perform progressively more skilled work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of instrumentation, computer process control, and electrical equipment and systems.

The major job duties are listed below. For a detailed list, please see the job description.

Under the general supervision of a Supervisor of Electrical and Instrumentation Repair, the incumbent:

• Assembles, installs, maintains, calibrates, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, digital, and analog control equipment and systems to ensure safe, accurate, and reliable plant operation.
• Operates, maintains, calibrates, and repairs pneumatic, electronic, and computerized testing and measuring instruments to verify instrument accuracy and ensure proper system performance.
• Maintains records and prepares reports of maintenance, calibration, and repair activities to ensure accurate equipment histories and support operational decision‑making.
• Reads, interprets, and prepares schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams, blueprints, P&IDs, loop sheets, sketches, and equipment specifications to plan, perform, and document installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks.
• Orders and tracks parts, supplies, materials, and equipment to ensure availability of resources required for maintenance and project work.
• Instructs apprentices or lower‑level staff to develop technical proficiency, safe work practices, and troubleshooting skills.
• Performs trade‑related mathematical calculations to accurately size, adjust, calibrate, and verify equipment and system parameters.
• Maintains shop areas, tools, and equipment to ensure a safe, organized, and efficient work environment.
• Drives to and inspects new construction sites and equipment installations to verify compliance with design requirements, operational standards, and safety regulations.

All Applicants must possess the following:

• A valid California Class C Driver License; AND
• Four (4) years of Electrical & Instrumentation Technician experience performing progressively responsible installation, maintenance and repair work on instrumentation, computer process control and electrical equipment and systems.

• One of the following substitution options may be applied toward the experience requirement:
• Twelve (12) semester units of college course work or completion of one (1) year of a two (2) year degree…