Instrument Technician - Open Continuous - Updated

<undefined><img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2143/jobpostings/image/GreenBanner-Make Your Mark.jpg" data-uw-rm-alt="QU" data-uw-rm-alt-original="GreenBanner-Make Your Mark.jpg" data-id="null" data-name="GreenBanner-Make Your Mark.jpg" alt="GreenBanner-Make Your Mark.jpg" data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2143/jobpostings/image/GreenBanner-Make Your Mark.jpg" style="width: 721px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></undefined><br><br><br><undefined><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true">Job Appointment:</strong><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">  Full-Time</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Work Schedule: </strong><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Mon-Fri. 7 am - 3:30 pm. <span style=" color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">An alternate schedule may be available.</span></span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Work Location<span style=" color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px;">: </span></strong><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0px; width: 243.625px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true"><strong>Building Location Address </strong></span><span style="color: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 25px; width: 243.625px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">5001 N COLUMBIA BLVD, PORTLAND, OR 97203-</span></span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Benefits<span style=" color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px;">: </span></strong><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position </span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=" font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Union Representation: </strong><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true">DCTU-IBEW</span><span style=" font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">. To view labor agreements, current and future, please </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: left; color: rgb(27, 89, 100);"><a href="https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements" data-uw-rm-vglnk="" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements" style=" color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">click here</a></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style=" color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">.</span> </span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Application Material:<span style=" color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px;"> Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and answer supplemental questions.</span></strong></undefined><br><br><p data-pasted="true">The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) Operations & Maintenance Group (O&MG) is responsible for operating and maintaining the sewer piping network and treatment system to meet NPDES Permit compliance. Within the Operations and Maintenance Group, Wastewater Pumping and Treatment Maintenance Division, this critical work includes installing, maintaining, and repairing mechanical, electrical, automation, and instrumentation equipment at two large, complex wastewater treatment plants, 98 pump stations located throughout the city, as well as the combined sewer overflow system. </p><p><br></p><p>Instrument Technicians operate at a journeyman level to safely install, maintain, document, and repair electrical instrument systems.  Cost-effective decisions regarding proper equipment installation, troubleshooting, and modifications required are common and are key elements to the success of the technician’s ability to meet project schedules and keep process areas functioning as designed. Process areas must be operational to meet the City's discharge permit requirements. Instrument Tech duties include performing preventive and predictive maintenance on various types of instrumentation systems to maintain reliability and meet permit requirements.  To meet facility operational requirements, they install new equipment, respond to issues, troubleshoot, and repair a variety of industrial instruments and precision process control systems. In addition, they participate in a call-out duty rotation for after-hours response.</p><p>BES encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.</p><p>The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is seeking an <strong>Instrument Technician </strong>to install, maintain, and repair mechanical, electrical, automation, and instrumentation equipment at two large, complex wastewater treatment plants, 98 pump stations located throughout the city, as well as the combined sewer overflow system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>What you’ll get to do: </strong></p><p><em>•</em>Sets up, installs, repairs, and calibrates various analytical, instrumentation, controls, and communication equipment; interprets and works from plans and/or develops sketches or designs for work, as appropriate. </p><p>•Performs a variety of programming, diagnostic, analytical, and documentation work involving programmable controllers and graphical-user (human-machine) interfaces for a variety of equipment, including but not limited to programmable logic controllers (PLCs), control panels, communication panels, distributed control systems, and pneumatic/hydraulic/instrumentation panels; research information as necessary to perform duties and maintain currency. </p><p>•Maintains existing process measurement and control instrumentation equipment and systems and related transmitting equipment and systems to ensure proper operation and service; performs preventive maintenance, service, and repairs; inspects and tests equipment and systems; locates, reviews, reformats, converts, and downloads existing control system programs; reconfigures the programs to accommodate system upgrades and other environmental changes; documents work. </p><p>•Designs, upgrades, installs, connects, and tests new and repaired control and monitoring systems. Creates supporting documentation, i.e., P&IDs, loop drawings per ISA Standards. </p><p>•Creates new program database reports; downloads and manipulates data using standard office suite and drawing software. </p><p>•Reviews designs and the work of contractors to ensure safety and compliance with specifications and standards, evaluates and assesses the safety, operability, and condition of systems; ensures that repairs and installations operate properly. </p><p>•Maintains records, supplies, and equipment; determines materials needed. </p><p>•Works with others to ensure quality customer service. As assigned, may train, guide, and lead the work of others. Is responsible for appropriate safety precautions, i.e., lockout tagout, confined space entry. May be required to provide a work review when acting as a lead.</p><p>•Designs, fabricates (exclusive of welding), installs, and/or retrofits instrument stands, brackets, supports, and panels that are intended for instruments and related equipment. </p>&l