The Wastewater Division of the City of Salem, Public Works (PW) Department has an exciting career opportunity for an Instrument Tech position. The Instrument Tech is responsible for calibration, preventative maintenance and routine electronic maintenance, and repair work for the PW Wastewater Treatment Plant. Electronic maintenance includes troubleshooting, direct replacement, overhaul, and repair of electronic instrumentation and analysis equipment and systems, devices and programmable controller monitoring systems. Experience with distributed control systems and process control loops is desirable.
 
The Public Works Department values employees and their professional development.  If you are someone that takes pride in collaborating on innovative ideas, proactively responding to community needs, and being a good environmental and financial steward, we look forward to meeting you! The Public Works Department promotes a healthy work life balance, while maintaining the utmost dedication to the health, safety and welfare of our community including our team!  

• Must pass the pre-employment background check.
• Must have an Oregon Driver License and have a driving record that meets the City of Salem’s driving standards.
• Graduation from high school, or G.E.D., with supplemental coursework in the electrical, electronic, or mechanical trades, and considerable experience as an electronic instrumentation systems technician or in a process control and maintenance position, including experience with microprocessor-based systems or distributed control systems, or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential job functions.
• Possession of Oregon Limited Energy Technician, class A (LEA) or class B (LEB) or higher is required.