Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Electrician/Instrumentation Technician

About the role

The City of Tacoma Environmental Services Department seeks skilled Electrician/Instrumentation Technicians to join their collaborative team. These professionals are responsible for performing skilled journey level electrical and instrumentation maintenance work, including the maintenance and installation of a wide variety of equipment, instrumentation, apparatus, controls, and motors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and install a wide variety of equipment, instrumentation, apparatus, controls, and motors.
• Develop and implement a proactive maintenance work program that includes preventative and predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and equipment condition monitoring.
• Work on a variety of electrical components at wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, stormwater control facilities, and solid waste systems.
• Perform basic troubleshooting and repair of industrial systems, with the ability to visualize how different systems operate together to find the root cause.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering plans, P&ID drawings and specifications.
• Implement a preventative maintenance work program.
• Operate, install, repair, and inspect a variety of electronic testing equipment.
• Understand and apply principles of electrical theory to daily tasks, which may include design of electrical systems.
• Operate, install, repair, and inspect a variety of electronic testing equipment.
• Understand and interpret the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Operate motor vehicles and forklifts.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Observe appropriate safety procedures in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as directed.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of journey-level experience as an electrician OR an instrumentation technician in an industrial or manufacturing plant/work environment.
• Two (2) years supplemental advanced course work in electric theory and industrial controls.

Qualifications

• Licenses, Certifications, and Other Legal Requirements: Valid Washington State Driver’s License at time of appointment with maintenance thereafter, Valid First Aid Card with C.P.R. at time of appointment and maintenance thereafter.
• Knowledge & Skills: Knowledge Of Control Systems, electrical circuits, and instrumentation for system integration, maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis; National Electrical Code (NEC), regulations, and procedures; Electrical, instrumentation and electronic technology including PLC’s (Rockwell) and various programming formats (Ladder, Function block, Structured Text); Various types of conduit applications and methods of installation; Schematics, wiring diagrams and instrument control diagrams; Electrical codes, regulations and procedures; Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies; Health and safety regulations; Technical aspects of field of specialty; Proper record keeping techniques; Basic wastewater treatment plant processes and impact of equipment malfunction; Safety techniques, testing and procedures to handle dangerous or hazardous chemicals, gases and/or confined spaces, as related to wastewater treatment plants and pump stations; Understanding and ability to calculate wire sizes and conduit fill.

Skills

• Understand basic troubleshooting and repair of industrial systems, with the ability to visualize how different systems operate together to find the root cause.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering plans, P&ID drawings and specifications.
• Apply principles of electrical theory to daily tasks, which may include design of electrical systems.
• Implement a preventative maintenance work program.
• Operate, install, repair, and inspect a variety of electronic testing equipment.
• Understand basic computer skills that the technician will need in using a laptop in their daily work, i.e. changing the IP address, using serial ports, and troubleshooting network connectivity.
• Operate a variety of tools and equipment used in the electrical and instrumentation trade such as; hydraulic presses, cutters, benders, various types of testing equipment and recording devices.
• Lift heavy objects in awkward and confined spaces, using proper lifting and rigging techniques.
• Understand and interpret the national electrical code.
• Operate motor vehicles and forklifts.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Observe appropriate safety procedures in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as directed.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Work independently with little direction.