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Form of workSalary: $24.57 - $39.22 Hourly
Location : FL 33315, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1411505
Department: Avi Air Ops Facilities Maint
Opening Date: 11/28/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Hiring Range: $24.57 to $31.90
Note:: The starting rate of pay will be within the Position Hiring Range indicated above based on qualifications and/or experience that exceed the minimum qualification requirements. The full salary range (annually or hourly) of this job class also displays above.
Veterans' Preference Notice: Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Electronics Technician in the Aviation Department's Maintenance Division.
This Job Announcement will remain open until a sufficient number of applications are received.
**MUST BE ABLE TO WORK NIGHTS, HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS**
Benefits of Broward County Employment
High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $10.39 / Family $76.94
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $78.64 / Family $273.13
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation employee match
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
Paid Parental Leave
General Description
The Aviation Department which operates the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the North Perry Airport is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Electronics Technician. The Electronics Technician performs a moderate supervisory and skilled technical work in coordinating the inspecting, installation, adjustments, maintenance, and modification of process instrumentation equipment, PLC's, computers and peripherals, electronic control mechanisms, A/D converters, pneumatic/hydraulic controllers, encoded digital frequency shaft telemetry, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD's) and related communications and conveyor equipment.
Work involves supervision, assignment, and coordination in the work of skilled technical subordinates involving maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of a variety of control equipment and control mechanisms. Work includes advanced application of the principles and techniques of industrial electronic/electrical instrumentation repairs and adjustments on automatic and electronic/pneumatic/hydraulic control devices, such as programmable controllers, and variable frequency drives. Work includes troubleshoot, repair and replacement of conveyor electrical and electronic equipment, security access, public address systems, fire alarm systems and gate control systems.
Employees exercise considerable independent judgment in determining systems and job requirements regarding the various technical phases of repair, installation, modification, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Instructions are received in the form of work orders and verbal radio dispatch, with the job detailing and planning left to the discretion of the incumbent. Work is performed under the general direction of a technical or administrative superior who reviews work through conferences, reports, logs, and observation of work results.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License class "E" or higher for duration of appointment. Ability to obtain/maintain Airfield driving privileges movement and non- movement.
All Aviation Maintenance Division employees must be able to perform rotational shift work and/or overtime (holidays, weekends and emergencies) in support of operational needs in a twenty-four (24) hour per day/seven (7) days per week operation and in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires three (3) years of working with electronics and low and high voltage or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses
Must possess a valid Florida driver's license during employment and maintain authority to drive on County business.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Badge and Customs Seal.
Preferences
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Supervises subordinates in the use of a variety of instrumentation and electronic equipment including electronic tests, pneumatic/hydraulic testers, computers, master controllers, shop tools, and other specialized devices.
Installs, adjusts, and maintains alternating and direct current devices, sensors, recorders, analog/digital parameter transmitters and receivers; installs and tests special equipment such as antennae, frequency monitors, microphones, cable and electrical interference suppressors.
Installs, adjusts, and maintains medium high and ultra-high frequency alternating and direct current radio receivers, transmitters, and auxiliaries according to diagrams, drawings and sketches.
Supervises and participates in the installation, adjustment, repair, and maintenance of flow loop system, alternating and direct current circuitry with solid state electronic micro circuitry, pneumatic control systems, and related equipment.
Supervises and participates in on-site maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting work.
Assigns work to subordinate technicians, participates in the more difficult phases of installation, adjustment, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of computers, flow measuring devices, sensors, analog/digital controllers, programmable controllers, transmitters and receivers, detecting devices, and other alternating and direct current devices.
Supervises complete overhaul, including adjusting, repairing, and replacing parts and converting obsolete equipment to conform to present control loop design and construction standards.
Makes recommendations to superiors for the improvement of instrumentation, industrial electronic/electrical, pneumatic/mechanical control devices and digital frequency shift telemetry.
Estimates time and materials required for proposed jobs maintains records and submits various reports requisitions supplies and equipment; prepares and maintains operating and special reports as required by his superior.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs light to medium work that involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to electrical shocks; heights.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.
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Do you possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License?
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Are you willing to work nights, holidays and weekend shifts?
03
How many years of working with electronics and low and high voltage or closely related experience do you possess?
04
Do you possess any of the certifications and/or experience listed below. Please select all that apply
05
Before resetting a tripped overload what safety precautions must you take?
06
Briefly list the types of tools, machinery, and equipment you have worked with in your past or present jobs. Please be specific on locations and the environment of the work place?
07
You are at a work site and you are assigned a task with a team leader. You observe that the team leader does not repair the equipment properly. What would you do?
08
You are called out to a job site to fix equipment and it is the second call you have received on the same equipment/problem. The customer is beginning to get a little irate. How would you handle the situation and/or customer?
09
If your Supervisor gives you a task and another Supervisor comes by and asks you to work on a different task for them. How would you handle this situation?
10
What would your current or past supervisors say are your strengths. What would they say are areas for improvement?
11
Have you ever worked in a Team environment. If so, please describe and include what you liked or disliked about it?
Required Question
Location : FL 33315, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1411505
Department: Avi Air Ops Facilities Maint
Opening Date: 11/28/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Hiring Range: $24.57 to $31.90
Note:: The starting rate of pay will be within the Position Hiring Range indicated above based on qualifications and/or experience that exceed the minimum qualification requirements. The full salary range (annually or hourly) of this job class also displays above.
Veterans' Preference Notice: Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Electronics Technician in the Aviation Department's Maintenance Division.
This Job Announcement will remain open until a sufficient number of applications are received.
**MUST BE ABLE TO WORK NIGHTS, HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS**
Benefits of Broward County Employment
High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $10.39 / Family $76.94
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $78.64 / Family $273.13
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation employee match
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
Paid Parental Leave
General Description
The Aviation Department which operates the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the North Perry Airport is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Electronics Technician. The Electronics Technician performs a moderate supervisory and skilled technical work in coordinating the inspecting, installation, adjustments, maintenance, and modification of process instrumentation equipment, PLC's, computers and peripherals, electronic control mechanisms, A/D converters, pneumatic/hydraulic controllers, encoded digital frequency shaft telemetry, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD's) and related communications and conveyor equipment.
Work involves supervision, assignment, and coordination in the work of skilled technical subordinates involving maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of a variety of control equipment and control mechanisms. Work includes advanced application of the principles and techniques of industrial electronic/electrical instrumentation repairs and adjustments on automatic and electronic/pneumatic/hydraulic control devices, such as programmable controllers, and variable frequency drives. Work includes troubleshoot, repair and replacement of conveyor electrical and electronic equipment, security access, public address systems, fire alarm systems and gate control systems.
Employees exercise considerable independent judgment in determining systems and job requirements regarding the various technical phases of repair, installation, modification, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Instructions are received in the form of work orders and verbal radio dispatch, with the job detailing and planning left to the discretion of the incumbent. Work is performed under the general direction of a technical or administrative superior who reviews work through conferences, reports, logs, and observation of work results.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License class "E" or higher for duration of appointment. Ability to obtain/maintain Airfield driving privileges movement and non- movement.
All Aviation Maintenance Division employees must be able to perform rotational shift work and/or overtime (holidays, weekends and emergencies) in support of operational needs in a twenty-four (24) hour per day/seven (7) days per week operation and in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires three (3) years of working with electronics and low and high voltage or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses
Must possess a valid Florida driver's license during employment and maintain authority to drive on County business.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Badge and Customs Seal.
Preferences
- Vocational/technical electrical training certification.
- Allen Bradley PLC and I/O construction, commissioning and/or programming experience demonstrated by vendor certification.
- Knowledge of Airport Conveyor Systems, Security card access systems, Fire Alarm panels, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), gate controller operators, camera systems, and video monitors.
- Knowledge of High Speed Diverters, and Vertical Sortation Units.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Supervises subordinates in the use of a variety of instrumentation and electronic equipment including electronic tests, pneumatic/hydraulic testers, computers, master controllers, shop tools, and other specialized devices.
Installs, adjusts, and maintains alternating and direct current devices, sensors, recorders, analog/digital parameter transmitters and receivers; installs and tests special equipment such as antennae, frequency monitors, microphones, cable and electrical interference suppressors.
Installs, adjusts, and maintains medium high and ultra-high frequency alternating and direct current radio receivers, transmitters, and auxiliaries according to diagrams, drawings and sketches.
Supervises and participates in the installation, adjustment, repair, and maintenance of flow loop system, alternating and direct current circuitry with solid state electronic micro circuitry, pneumatic control systems, and related equipment.
Supervises and participates in on-site maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting work.
Assigns work to subordinate technicians, participates in the more difficult phases of installation, adjustment, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of computers, flow measuring devices, sensors, analog/digital controllers, programmable controllers, transmitters and receivers, detecting devices, and other alternating and direct current devices.
Supervises complete overhaul, including adjusting, repairing, and replacing parts and converting obsolete equipment to conform to present control loop design and construction standards.
Makes recommendations to superiors for the improvement of instrumentation, industrial electronic/electrical, pneumatic/mechanical control devices and digital frequency shift telemetry.
Estimates time and materials required for proposed jobs maintains records and submits various reports requisitions supplies and equipment; prepares and maintains operating and special reports as required by his superior.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs light to medium work that involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to electrical shocks; heights.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.
01
Do you possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License?
- Yes
- No
02
Are you willing to work nights, holidays and weekend shifts?
- Yes
- No
03
How many years of working with electronics and low and high voltage or closely related experience do you possess?
- Less than 1 year
- 1-2 years
- 3-5 years
- 6 or more years
04
Do you possess any of the certifications and/or experience listed below. Please select all that apply
- Vocational/technical electrical training certification
- Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) and Input/Output (I/O) construction, commissioning and/or programming experience demonstrated by vendor certification
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) installation, commissioning, and/or programming experience demonstrated by vendor certification.
- Electronics experience work related to Passenger Boarding Bridges and Ground Power Units.
- Electronics experience work related to Airport Conveyor Systems.
- Electronics experience work related to Security Gates and Security Access Systems.
- None of the above
05
Before resetting a tripped overload what safety precautions must you take?
06
Briefly list the types of tools, machinery, and equipment you have worked with in your past or present jobs. Please be specific on locations and the environment of the work place?
07
You are at a work site and you are assigned a task with a team leader. You observe that the team leader does not repair the equipment properly. What would you do?
08
You are called out to a job site to fix equipment and it is the second call you have received on the same equipment/problem. The customer is beginning to get a little irate. How would you handle the situation and/or customer?
09
If your Supervisor gives you a task and another Supervisor comes by and asks you to work on a different task for them. How would you handle this situation?
10
What would your current or past supervisors say are your strengths. What would they say are areas for improvement?
11
Have you ever worked in a Team environment. If so, please describe and include what you liked or disliked about it?
Required Question
