Instrument Technician II

SALARY: $127,462.40 – $154,918.40/year

Apply online by 5:00 p.m. August 22, 2025 @ https://www.zone7water.com/careers

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Instrument Technician II incumbents install, inspect, troubleshoot, maintain and repair metering and recording instruments, controlling apparatus, data logging and display equipment, communications, radio telemetering and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems used in the Zone 7’s Water Treatment, Production and Distribution System.

Instrument Technician II is the journey-level classification responsible for independently performing the full range of duties assigned to this series while reporting to the Facilities Maintenance and Construction Supervisor, Zone 7. This class is primarily concerned with the installation, documentation, maintenance and repair of instruments and control equipment for facilities common to a public water production and distribution system. This level of work covers the entire scope of mechanical, electromechanical, electrochemical, digital, analog, water quality analytical instrumentation and telemetry systems including SCADA and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) software and hardware.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

The equivalent of completion of the twelfth grade.

Experience:

The equivalent of four years of full-time experience performing skilled work in both mechanical and electromechanical repairs, or electronic circuitry and instrumentation repair, at least two years of this time having involved work in industrial instrumentation. (Possession of a valid 2-Year Program in Instrumentation & Industrial Automation Technology from Perry Technical Institute or equivalent may be substituted for two years of experience).

CERTIFICAION & LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license
• Possession of an Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society of America (ISA) Control Systems Technician Level II Certificate (CCSTII) is desirable.
• Must possess physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the class, including sufficient physical agility to work in high or confined spaces.
• Positions in this class are required to be clean shaven on a scheduled basis as required to wear respiratory protection or other safety equipment to comply with OSHA, Cal/OSHA rules and regulations.

BENEFITS

Zone 7 offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the needs of a diverse workforce and their families*. These benefits include but are not limited to:

• Health & Well-Being – Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, EAP
• Financial Security – Defined Retirement, 457 or Roth plans Alameda County Retirement Assoc.
• Work/Life Balance – 12 paid holidays and up to 4 paid floating holidays; vacation and sick leave accrual; vacation purchase; childcare resources; up to 8 days of management paid leave, flexible work options upon approval
• Tuition Reimbursement – up to $7,500 per fiscal year
• Longevity Pay – 2% additional pay after 5 years of continued employment; 4% additional pay after 10 years of continued employment

*Eligibility and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.