Plant Process Control Electrician

City of San Diego, CA - San Diego, CA

Full-time

San Diego, CA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Plant Process Control Electrician positions install, test, adjust, modify and maintain the most complex motor control and power systems, electrical machinery and equipment in a water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, water pump station, wastewater pump station and/or storm water pump station; design, modify and make programming and software improvements on computerized electrical system control and data acquisition operations; analyze problems and make necessary repairs on electrical control systems required to interface with process control computers; instruct Electricians in the more difficult and complex aspects of their work assignments; may lead the work of lower level staff; and perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Install, test, adjust, modify and maintain motor control and power systems.
• Design and modify computerized electrical system control and data acquisition operations.
• Analyze problems and repair electrical control systems interfacing with process control computers.
• Instruct Electricians in complex work assignments.
• Lead the work of lower level staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One year of full-time experience as a journey-level electrician diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and programming programmable logic controllers at a water or wastewater treatment plant or industrial production plant.
• Successful completion of an accredited four-year Electrician Apprenticeship Program or four years of full-time experience in all phases of work as a journey-level electrician.
• Experience must include commercial or industrial wiring, installing and repairing electrical conduit systems, and troubleshooting industrial motor control systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience installing, modifying, and troubleshooting motor control systems.
• Experience in confined space training.
• Experience in fiber optics training.
• Experience in personal computers.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E, and SCADA systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining electric motors and automatic transfer switches.
• Experience repairing and installing level, pressure or flow rate instrumentation.

Benefits

• Scheduled general wage increases of 2% effective 1/1/25 and 5% effective 7/1/25.
• Special salary wage increases of 5% effective 1/1/25 and 1/1/26.
• Automatic enrollment in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System for eligible benefitted employees hired on or after July 10, 2021.