Instrumentation & Control Technician

Instrumentation & Control Technician I: $80,018 - $105,123/Yr.

At The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we're not just delivering water - we're sustaining life for over 19 million people. Behind every drop is a team of Talented Employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and connectors who make it all possible.

This recruitment will be used to build an Eligibility List for the following locations:
Headquarters (Los Angeles, CA), Diemer (Yorba Linda, CA), Jensen (Granada Hills, CA), Lake Skinner (Winchester, CA), Mills (Riverside, CA), and Weymouth (La Verne, CA). The primary reporting location for this position will be at Headquarters in Los Angeles, California. The majority of work will be performed at the Grace

F. Napolitano Pure Water Southern California Innovation Center Demonstration Plant located in Carson. The list will be valid for 6 months from the date a candidate accepts the position.

• Jensen: four (4) positions
• Diemer: three (3) positions
• Lake Skinner: two (2) positions
• Mills: one (1) position

As an Instrumentation & Control Technician I, you will gain hands‑on experience and assist with installing, maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing instrumentation and control systems used across Metropolitan's water treatment and distribution facilities. Working alongside journey‑level technicians, you'll be a part of essential operations running safely and efficiently.

• Perform hands‑on work assisting in installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electronic instruments such as sensors, transmitters, analyzers, and control devices.
• Help conduct preventive maintenance tasks and support corrective repairs to ensure instrumentation systems operate reliably and meet performance standards.
• Carry out maintenance tasks in water treatment plants and distribution facilities throughout the service area, working with devices like pressure transducers, flowmeters, level sensors, and water quality analyzers.
• Help with work involving SCADA systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), communication links, network devices, and other control infrastructure as assigned.
• Support additional related instrumentation & control systems maintenance tasks or special projects as required to support operations.

Instrumentation & Control Technician I: $80,018 - $105,123/Yr. ($38.47 - $50.54/Hr.)

Instrumentation & Control Technician II: $89,170 - $117,250/Yr. ($42.87 - $56.37/Hr.)

Instrumentation & Control Technician III: $102,253 - $134,659/Yr. ($49.16 - $64.74/Hr.)

Schedule:

4/10, Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday, 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM PST

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

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Instrumentation & Control Technician I

High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and completion of 15 semester units in electronics from an accredited college, university, vocational, or military school. Proof of completion of 15 semester units in electronics from an accredited college, university, vocational, or military school will need to be provided.

License(s):
Valid California Class C Driver's License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing, and registrations:

• Forklift
• Manlift

Vision Requirements:
Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities

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