Electronic Maintenance Technician Assistant Supervisor

Company Description

The City and County of San Francisco has budgeted Electronic Maintenance Technician Assistant Supervisor positions at the San Francisco International Airport, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Public Utilities Commission.

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

Application Opening: January 27, 2025
Deadline to Apply: Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close any time after 11:59 PM on February 10, 2025.
Recruitment ID: CBT-7329-T00127

Job Description

Under general supervision, the Electronic Maintenance Technician Assistant Supervisor performs a wide variety of highly skilled electronic system trouble shooting, maintenance, testing, and repairs; exercises work direction over a small group of subordinate skilled and semi-skilled staff engaged in such work; and performs related duties as required.

Essential Functions:

1. Supervises by planning, assigning and reviewing the work of a small group of skilled, semi-skilled and support staff performing trouble-shooting, maintenance, repair, calibration, fabrication, installation, design, modification and development of a wide variety of electronic systems.
2. Performs quality assurance tests; assists in developing and modifying maintenance and repair policies and procedures.
3. Performs a variety of complex, non-routine electronic maintenance tasks including corrective and preventive maintenance, repair, trouble shooting, calibration, removal, installation, and system design and modification.
4. Advises staff in solving difficult problems, assists in training and interpreting policy; enforces safety procedures; analyzes equipment failures, personnel or operational problems and reports to supervisor.
5. Maintains records of maintenance activities including vehicle work orders, time and materials usage, equipment test results, vehicle modifications, and others as directed.
6. Analyzes chronic equipment failure, design system improvements, estimate project time and costs, or prepare specialized reports of program activities.
7. Tests and calibrates electronic equipment using established test procedures; operates Diagnostic Test Equipment , function generators, oscilloscopes, transmission measuring test sets, meters, locators, and other devices required to maintain electric/electronic systems and equipment; utilizes various schematics, blueprints, wire lists, equipment manuals, and other resources.
8. Performs corrective and preventive maintenance, non-routine repair, modification, troubleshooting, calibration, removal and installation of complex electronic systems, equipment and transit vehicles.
9. Inspects existing and newly installed equipment including motor/generator control circuits and systems to evaluate performance under operating conditions; may assist in the design fabrication, testing, and evaluation of prototypes.
10. Instructs other personnel in system maintenance procedures and operations; may advise and assist management personnel and others on operating problems involving electronic transit equipment.
11. Operate special hand and power tools, such as soldering equipment, drill press grinder, crimper, saws, wire-rap tools, and other related equipment.
12. Inspects, maintains and repairs network communication systems, supervisory control, remote signal and remote control equipment, instrumentation and control systems, and flow, pressure and level sensor calibrations.
13. Inspects, maintains and repairs radio, fire alarm and security systems, video equipment, digital electronic equipment, telemetering, communication, protective relays, meters and other electronic and auxiliary apparatus.
14. Inspects, maintains and repairs various miscellaneous electrical equipment in powerhouse, switch yard and sub-station; may act as an emergency operator at an unattended powerhouse station.
15. Maintains detailed files and record-keeping system to assure accurate and complete documentation of payroll/personnel.
16. Operates a motor vehicle to respond to service requests at various locations.

Nature of Work: Work involves some physical effort and dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs and body; exposure to some physical working conditions where minor injuries may occur. Normal color vision and a high degree of mechanical dexterity are mandatory. Incumbents are required to work with potentially hazardous equipment and materials, high voltage, chemicals, heavy equipment requiring lifting, and in confined spaces or dark and damp locations and on ladders for long periods of time. The nature of the work may require driving a vehicle to various work locations in inclement weather conditions such as in rain, sleet, snow on icy muddy roads.

Qualifications

Training: Completion of a two (2) year or equivalent program in electronics from a recognized academic, trade or technical institution; or completion of an equivalent 2-year military training program in electronics; AND

Experience: Five (5) years of industrial or institutional electronics experience performing installation, instrumentation calibration, maintenance, trouble-shooting, repair and modification of electronic control systems and related electrical components and electronic sub-systems to the electronic component level; AND

License: Possession of a valid California driver's license

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Note on Departmental Requirements - Depending on hiring department, some positions require:

• Possession of Class B Commercial Driver's License. Employees appointed to some departments may be required to obtain the Class B Driver's License within six (6) months from the appointment date.
• Two (2) years of experience working on and around utility power transmission and/or distribution systems up to 115 thousand volts.
• Maintenance and repair of Transit Vehicles and/or Transit Vehicle Electronic Equipment, Signals and Motive Power Electronics.
• Availability to work shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Availability after hours by phone or pager by the employing department so that he/she can be notified during a departmental emergency to immediately report to work, in accordance with the relevant Union Memorandum of Understanding.
• Five (5) years working experience with SIMPLEX fire alarm system and the Monitor Dynamics Inc. (MDI) access control system.

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Exam Process: (General Exam Process Information)

Basic Supervisory Exam: (Weight: 50%): Candidates will be administered a written multiple-choice examination that is designed to measure basic knowledge of various supervisory practices and procedures (e.g. directing, counseling, guiding, evaluating, motivating, disciplining, developing and training subordinates, delegation, etc.) as well as customer service and reading comprehension.

This is a standardized examination and, therefore, test questions and test answers are not available for public inspection or review.

The examination is administered via computer or in paper format. Qualified candidates will be notified of the particular format to be used in their test appointment notification.

For your reference, a Multiple-Choice Test Preparation Manual is available on the DHR website:

The score you achieve on this examination shall be valid and 'banked' for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. Please note this test is used for other supervisory classes therefore your test score may be applied to one or more of these classes if you choose to apply to future recruitments. If the test for this future announcement is held within one year of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after one year, you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than one year from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score since it is the most recent.

A passing score must be achieved on the Basic Supervisory Exam in order to continue in the selection process. This is a standardized examination, and, therefore, test questions and answers are not available for public inspection or review.
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