Senior Instrument Technician (Metering & Monitoring)

DIVISION: Operations

DEPARTMENT: Metro Maintenance, Chelsea - Meter & Monitoring

UNION/GRADE: Unit 2/Grade 16

BASIC PURPOSE:

Supervises and participates in the maintenance, repair, installation and calibration of electronic metering equipment and other instrumentation.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the supervision of Supervisor of Water/Wastewater Meter Maintenance

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Supervises individual Technicians or crews of Instrument Technicians and Junior Instrument Technicians.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises and participates in shop and fieldwork calibrating, troubleshooting, installing, repairing and maintaining electronic metering equipment, gas monitors, differential pressure instruments, transmitters, recorders, etc.
• Examines malfunctioning instruments, tests mechanisms and circuitry for defects. Troubleshoots equipment and replaces defective parts, reassembles the instrument and adjust all levels and signals to ensure accurate data.
• Supervises a work crew, records work completed, equipment and parts utilized, time spent on a job and summarizes in weekly reports.
• Supervises the safe and orderly maintenance of all tools, materials, equipment, vehicles and facilities.
• Orders and maintains all necessary supplies.
• Follows all MWRA safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe work environment.
• Supervises and/or performs plumbing duties related to metering.
• Utilizes Maximo to input and extract data.
• Utilizes Telog software to review meter data.
• Performs light maintenance independently or as part of a team. Light maintenance shall include but not limited to:
• Inspects and troubleshoots various systems and equipment
• Installs and retrofits/new equipment related to plant systems.
• Modifies and/or aligns existing equipment to specifications.
• Sets up ladders, staging and rigging and utilizes hoists, jacks, dollies, lifts, etc. for proper access to job and to remove and install equipment.
• Operates portable pumping, ventilation and other equipment necessary to support and accomplish assigned tasks.
• Greases and lubricates, replaces oil reserves, minor packing adjustments and opens hatches.
• Installs safety rails, changes light bulbs and replaces HVAC filters.
• Removes snow from immediate work area in order to perform tasks.
• Routine testing, lockout/tagout, operation (startup/shutdown) and adjustment of process equipment.
• Performs necessary cleanup and housekeeping for work area and other light maintenance tasks.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• A high school diploma or GED; and
• At least two (2) years of experience in electronics, electricity, mechanics, and hydraulics including at least one (1) year as a supervisor. (Successful completion of the MWRA sponsored supervisory training program and receipt of the training certificate may be substituted for supervisory experience); or
• An Associate's degree in electronics, engineering, computer science or related field can substitute for two years of experience. Electrical or electronics formal training can substitute for one year of experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of education or experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with the care and use of electronic test equipment as well as other hand and power tools.
• Ability to read, interpret and work from blueprints, site drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams and other diagrams.
• Ability to supervise, plan and schedule crew activities and complete work assignments.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Working knowledge of computers.
• Skill in the operation of the listed tools and equipment.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records in a legible and orderly fashion.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A valid Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License.
• Requires immediate enrollment in an approved electronics certification program and completion within 18 months is required for employees who do not have Associate's degree in a relevant field.
• Complete competency based training program related to ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES as outlined above and successfully demonstrates required competencies.
• Successful completion of Confined Space training with MWRA certification within six (6) months of employment may be required.
• Must have the ability to raise a 180-pound co-worker from a metering sewer manhole in a reasonable amount of time using a DBI/SALA tripod/winch system.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Electronic test equipment, programmable logic computers, climbing and fall retrieval equipment, personal computer including word processing and other software, hand tools, mobile radio, copy and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally is required to sit, stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste or smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in field settings, and moderately quiet in other work locations.

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.