Industrial electrician (scada/ plc)

Department:

Public Utilities

About Our Job

Are you a skilled industrial electrician? Do you have experience reading schematics, working with various voltages, and control circuits, and making safety a priority? As an Industrial Electrician (SCADA Unit) for the Water and Wastewater Facilities, you will perform highly skilled technical work in such areas as electrical, automation, and instrumentation technology. Apply today and join an exciting career with Sarasota County Utilities.

Job Description:

• Maintain, repair, monitor, and/or calibrate a variety of electronic, hydraulic/pneumatic, control circuitry, sensors, meters, detectors, and other specialized test equipment used to support the utility
• Provide support for the hardware and/or software utilized in these technologies: SCADA, Maximo, and remote telemetry
• Inspect and diagnose control circuitry and instrumentation, PLC, VFD, and/or hardware/software problems
• Utilize a variety of equipment skills with test equipment, pneumatic/hydraulic testers, computers, control panels, microprocessors, and shop instruments
• Install, adjust, and maintain SCADA system, alternating and direct current devices, sensors, analog/digital parameter transmitters, receivers, transmitters, auxiliaries, etc. according to diagrams, schematics, and drawings
• Install instrumentation controls per specification and make modifications to equipment
• Make complete rehab including adjusting, repairing, and replacing parts to convert obsolete equipment to conform with present instrumentation design and construction standards

Work Hours:

Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
*On-Call Required

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• Technical School Diploma or its equivalent AND two (2) years of experience in the related field
• -OR- High School Diploma or GED AND three (3) years experience in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electronics equipment and IT Technologies
• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Courses in electronic control, instrumentation, electrical engineering, remote data acquisition, IT Technology Systems, or related fields
• International Society for Automation (ISA) certification as a Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
• Electrical and industrial electrical work

Physical Demands:

Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:

This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range:

$29.00 - $32.84/hr, based on experience

Employee Type:

Regular (Budgeted)

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s). If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation.

Benefits:

Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.

Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team. We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different. Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance). Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.