Electronics Technician-Wastewater Facilities

Modified: December 1, 2015 12:03pm

COUNTY OF ERIE - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
invites applications for the position of:

Electronics Technician-Wastewater Facilities

#64-982 - Open Competitive (open to the public)

Salary: $37,629.00 - $49,458.00 Annually
Opening Date: December 2, 2015
Closing Date: December 30, 2015
Application fee: $20.00

Residence Requirements: RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN TEST AND MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. At present there is one vacancy at the Erie County Division of Sewerage Management. A promotion examination will be held at the same time as this examination. The list resulting from the promotion examination will be used first but appointments from this open competitive examination are anticipated. Use of the list may be suspended after it is one year old for any position which it is practical to fill through a new promotion examination.

Examples of Duties:

An Electronics Technician-Wastewater Facilities designs, develops, operates and maintains scientific, electronic and other electrical equipment used at wastewater treatment plants and pump stations;

Supervises, maintains and repairs such machines as generators, motors, voltmeters, oscillators, digital computer trainers, logic simulator demonstrators, FSK Tone Equipment, radio transmission equipment, variable and constant speed pump drive controllers, flow meters, recorders, process controllers, industrial controls and computers;

Assists the department head in the inventory of all equipment;

Supervises, designs, fabricates and assembles various types of tools or equipment for use in electrical technology testing;

Tests new equipment for accuracy in operation and makes adjustment where necessary;

Diagnoses problems in electronic and electrical circuits and repairs;

Assembles purchased equipment and sets in place;

Tests new equipment for accuracy in operation and adjustment or calibration;

Maintains inventory of equipment and tools and requisitions supplies, as required;

Keeps abreast of latest developments in the field of electronics;

Designs, fabricates and assembles various types of tools and equipment for use in water pollution control;

Utilizes computer software such as word processing, spreadsheet and database applications;

Performs data entry.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

A.) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered two year college or university with an Associate’s degree in electronics and four years of satisfactory experience in the maintenance, repair and fabrication of electronic equipment; or:

B.) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and six years of satisfactory experience in the maintenance, repair and fabrication of electronic equipment; or:

C.) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Notes:

1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements. 2. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.

All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

Examination date:

February 6, 2016

Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:

December 30, 2015

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm

Subjects of Examination:

A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

1.      Basic Electronics, Including Electrical And Electronic Circuitry, Schematics And Wiring Diagrams:  These questions test for knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices involved in basic electronics, including electrical and electronic circuitry, schematics, and wiring diagrams; and may include such areas as the concepts of voltage, current, and resistance; the identification and function of circuit and solid state components; and the ability to interpret electrical and electronic schematics and wiring diagrams.

2.      Use Of Electronic Test Equipment:  These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in the use of electronic test equipment, including identification and proper selection of electronic test equipment.

3.      Repair, Maintenance, And Operating Characteristics Of Electronic Equipment:  These questions test for knowledge of the operating characteristics, proper maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electronic equipment.

4.      Operation, Maintenance & Repair Of Equipment Used In Instrumentation, Including Meters, Sensors, Indicators, Recorders And Data Acquisition Equipment:  These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in the operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment used in electronic instrumentation, including meters, sensors, indicators, recorders, and data acquisition equipment. Topics covered will include equipment identification, selection, measurement, maintenance, and data interpretation.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES:  Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculators.  Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited.  You may not bring books or other reference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.