INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN – Department of PW WWS Operations WsteW Trtmt Hiring

Overview

Position Title: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN

Company: City Of Broward

Location: Pompano Beach, FL

Job Description:

The primary function of the Industrial Electrician is working on live-circuits from low voltage to high voltage on a daily basis. This position requires “hands-on” industrial electrical experience. Duties include, but are not limited to: installing/troubleshooting issues for electrical motors, pumps, panels, disconnects, generators, variable frequency drives, soft starts and programmable logic controllers; troubleshooting three-phase electrical panels with the following voltages: 115 volts, 230 volts, 480 volts, and 4160 volts switchgear; isolating switchgear including: breakers, transformers, transfer switches, generators, and control panels; exercising independent judgment concerning equipment in service, during standby duty or off-duty hours.

Requires the following abilities, including but not limited to: isolating and/or switching power to electrical load centers from one center to the next; interpreting drawings and schematics for troubleshooting electrical control circuits – live and isolated; identifying electrical hazards; exercising proper knowledge of PPE and utilizing such as required; performing a variety of electrical maintenance tasks concerning Plant equipment and its related auxiliaries, such as: variable frequency drives, soft starts, and programmable logic controllers; interacting with management, staff, and the public to identify and resolve service needs; determining the amount of materials, supplies, equipment, and time that are needed to complete assigned work.

Responsibilities:

• Performs scheduled preventive maintenance on a variety of electrical equipment/services in order to identify potential problems, minimize need for emergency repairs, and/or maximize the useful life of the equipment.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Troubleshoots a variety of electrical equipment/system problems in order to identify the nature and extent of the maintenance/repair problem, identifies the type of repair/preventive measure needed, identify potential safety issues, etc.
• Estimates/determines materials, supplies, equipment, and time needed to complete assigned electrical work and orders/projects in order to facilitate scheduling, identify approximate costs and staffing needs, identify type/amount of materials needed, and/or ensure materials, supplies, and equipment needed are available.
• Performs a variety of routine electrical maintenance/repairs in order to maintain facility/equipment in operating condition, ensure safe work environment, and/or ensure electrical service is not interrupted.
• Obtains materials, supplies, and equipment needed to complete assigned electrical project/work order in order to ensure materials needed to complete the assigned work order/project correctly and in a timely manner are available.
• Installs, repairs, and maintains electrical components of high voltage industrial equipment.
• Quality tests, inspects and switches 4160-volt switchgear.
• Performs daily work and maintenance on live circuits with 3-phase 480 volts as a standard; includes working on 230 volts and 115 volts.
• Interacts with the public and/or other staff in order to answer questions or identify their service needs.
• Installs and troubleshoots high voltage electrical apparatus that may include motors, breakers pumps, control panels, disconnect switches, generators, variable frequency drives, soft starts, programmable logic controllers and motors up to 1000 HP.
• Installs branch circuits, lighting fixtures, sound systems, generators, motors and transformers; repairs relays, switches, control boxes and equipment such as fans, copying machines, switchboards, hand tools and communication equipment; replaces defective ballasts, circuit breakers, control transformers, receptacles and fuses; may supervise helpers assigned to various jobs.

Requirements:

• Vocational/Technical or Associates Degree in electrical work.
• Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level I Certification.
• At least two (2) years of experience working in a water and wastewater operations environment.
• Calibrating, installing, commissioning, and/or programming differential pressure and magnetic flow meters/pressure and sonic-level transmitters;
  Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Vendor Certification in VFD Installation, commissioning, and/or programming experience.
• Requires four (4) years’ experience in industrial electrical installation and maintenance or closely related field; including one (1) year experience working with 4160 volts in an industrial environment.
• Analytical instrumentation installation and maintenance.
• CADA/Allen Bradley PLC and I/O Construction commissioning and/or programming experience;
• Possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver’s License based on area of assignment.