Relay and Control Technician Trainee

(Intra-Department)

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #190 – RELAY AND CONTROL TECHNICIAN TRAINEE

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility / T & D

WORK LOCATION: MOC

TYPE OF POSITION: Regular / Full-Time

PAY GRADE: U-9/640 – Non-Exempt

SALARY RANGE: $29.9454 / Hourly

DAYS WORKED: Monday – Thursday

HOURS WORKED: 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Using excellent customer services skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

Works under the general supervision of the Superintendent of Technical Services.

Works under the direct supervision of the Relay Foreman, Relay Journeyman, or Relay Technician. Follows instructions from the System Protection Engineer.

Will learn and utilize reliable, well established techniques in the setting, testing, trouble shooting and maintaining of all the equipment under the responsibility of the Relay and Control work group. Those areas include but are not limited to protective relays and their associated wiring and equipment. On-The-Job-Training on telemetering and communications systems with high quality of craftsmanship will also be included.

Assists the Relay Technicians in their duties including bending and installing conduit, wiring panels, installing and maintaining SCADA remote terminal units, installing and maintaining data/communications equipment, trouble shooting various equipment, and installing cables and associated hardware.

Assists the Technicians and will learn to test relays.

As part of On-The-Job-Training, the trainee will complete an accurate record of work performed, test results, and operational information by logging the information into the appropriate computer database.

Assists in maintaining an efficient and safe working environment by keeping the test equipment, tools and work areas in a clean, organized, and operating condition.

Purchases parts as required for Relay Foreman, Relay Journeyman, and Relay Technicians.

Inventories parts and equipment and keeps the storage area stocked, cleaned, and organized.

Will complete on the job training consisting of 8,000 hours within a four year training period and an accreditedProtective Relay Correspondence course to become a Relay & Control Technician. Additional specialized training will be provided in the 4th year of training.

The Relay and Control Technician Trainee will be required to complete the above training within a 4 year period in order to interview for promotion to the Relay Journeyman position. All training including in-house on the job training, accredited1, and specialized training must be completed with a test score of 70% or better prior to management giving any consideration to promoting the Trainee to a Technician I/Journeyman position. Promotions to Journeyman will only be made if a position is available.

After each year of training, the Relay and Control Technician Trainee will be required to take and pass a test on material presented during the preceding year. A minimum grade of 70% will be required to proceed to the next level with a positive recommendation from the Relay Foreman and the Superintendent of Technical Services. Each stage of the training will identify the employee with the following title and rate of pay:

# Relay and Control Technician Trainee I 65% of the minimum of U4/620
# Relay and Control Technician Trainee II 75% of the minimum of U4/620
# Relay and Control Technician Trainee III 85% of the minimum of U4/620
# Relay and Control Technician Trainee IV 95% of the minimum of U4/620

Attendance at work is an essential function of this job.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS
This position is subject to the City's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Program. This includes pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

A pre-employment physical and or drug/alcohol test is required for this position.

Extensive background checks required.

A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent plus the following:
12 credit-hours of college in the classes listed below or equivalent classes at a technical school or junior college, or equivalent are preferred:
1. Technical Math for Technicians (Math 116) or equal (Math 113)
2. Applied Basic Electronics (INST 143) or (AUTE 113)
3. Technical Writing (ENGL 118)
4. Business Microcomputer App. (COCC 125)
5. Digital Electronics (INST 160)
6. Intro to Programmable Logic Controls (INST 271)
7. Digital Communications Systems (INST 283)
8. Electromechanical Devices (SEMT 230)

Must possess the ability to communicate well with others through both verbal and written skills.

Must be able to operate a variety of hand and power tools (pneumatic, hydraulic and electronic powered.)

Must be able to use a desk top, laptop, tablet, and mainframe computer in order to enter data and make reports; use of copy machine, fax, printer, and word processing and spreadsheet software.

Must be able to respond to night, weekend and holiday call-outs for system emergencies within 30 minutes of the call.

Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with co-workers, supervisors, outside entities and the public.

Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record for the past three years or state of current residency.

Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the city.

Must have a telephone at residence and be willing to be on 24 hour call; must be able to be at the Municipal Operations Center within thirty minutes after receiving a call.

Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City personnel and the public.

Ability to follow verbal and or written instructions.

Ability to work under stress and handle stressful situations.

Ability to meet deadlines.

Ability to operate tools and equipment listed.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Calculator, phone, radio, fax and copy machine, computer (desk top and lap top) and applicable software programs, motor vehicles, electrical testing equipment, meter testing equipment and various hand tools.

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 the 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 frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and is occasionally required to smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 to 55 pounds and must request additional assistance or use mechanical assistance when attempting to lift and/or move items weighing greater than 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, 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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in all types of outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, traffic, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise levels in the work environment are usually light to moderate. The employee may work heights up to 30 feet out of a bucket truck.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V

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