HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.115 ELECTRONICS TRADESPERSON 20230518PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 8.115
Class Specifications for the Class:
ELECTRONICS TRADESPERSON
BC-15, BU-01
Duties Summary:
Installs, tests, fits, maintains, services and repairs electronic components of power
and control systems and equipment, and electrical transmission and distribution equipment;
designs and modifies electrical and electronic circuits to meet operational needs; and
performs other related duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is distinguished by its responsibility to perform skilled work in the
installation, programming, testing, diagnosing, adjustment, modification, maintenance,
overhaul, and repair of analog and digital electronic equipment. Positions in this class
perform skilled electrical work of installation, repair, and maintenance of electronic and
electrical components of power, including telemetering, supervisory control, and
communication systems.
Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily
descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does
not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical
assignment for the position).
Installs, programs, tests, diagnoses, adjusts, modifies, maintains, overhauls and
repairs electronic telemetry units and electronic supervisory control systems
equipment which include but not limited to: radio units and associated electronic
radio equipment, electronic control devices and equipment, analog and digital
measuring, indicating and recording electronic instruments, electronic circuits and
circuit boards, power, lighting and electrical circuits, electric motors control centers,
electric motors, air compressors, valves and pumps, as applicable;
Inspects, installs, repairs, overhauls, and calibrates control systems and
intercommunicating equipment such as sensing devices, transducers, amplifiers,
transmitters, receivers and recorders which utilize mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic,
thermal, chemical, electrical and electronic components employing multiple function
circuits, signal integration, digital to analog conversion, P/I conversion, I/V
conversion, potted circuits and solid state circuit boards, and/or electro-mechanical
traffic signal control equipment such as controllers, coordinators, load switches,
detectors, signal monitors and flashers, as applicable;
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Designs and modifies electronic and electrical circuits to meet varying traffic control
requirements, as applicable;
Installs, repairs, and maintains solar powered emergency telephone systems, as
applicable;
Operates and maintains electrical, electronic, and other testing equipment;
Reads, interprets, and prepares electrical and electronic plans and schematic and
wiring diagrams;
Designs and modifies electrical and electronic circuits to meet varying operational
needs;
Uses digital computers in the field and in the electronics shop to program and
diagnose electronic equipment and instruments;
Performs bench test using digital computers and equipment on new electronic
equipment.
Reads and understands electronic and electrical plans;
Makes sketches and drawings of circuits for records and facilitates maintenance and
repair work;
Modifies electronic and electrical circuitry;
Estimates time, labor, and materials requirements;
Maintains work records;
Recommends modifications to improve or update instrumentation and control
system processes; and
Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge of:
Digital computers and their use in programming and diagnosing electronic devices;
principles and theories of electronics and electricity as they apply to the installation,
maintenance, repair and modification of digital instruments and devices, digital telemetering
and supervisory control equipment; operation and maintenance of various testing and
measuring equipment and devices; tools and instruments used in repairing electrical and
electronic equipment; basic principles of physics as it applies to telemeter and supervisory
control systems; applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; occupational hazards
and safety practices.
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Ability to:
Use digital computers to program electronic equipment and diagnose electronic
equipment; read, interpret, and prepare plans and schematic diagrams of electrical and
electronic circuits; estimate time, labor, and material requirements; diagnose mechanical,
electrical, and electronic defects in equipment and appurtenances; use digital testing and
measuring equipment and devices; follow oral and written instructions; operate machine
tools and rewind motors; keep records.
This is a retitling and amendment to the specification for the class, ELECTRONICS
TRADESPERSON, which was approved as ELECTRONICS/PLANT ELECTRICAL TRADES
PERSON I on December 13, 2002, amended on December 10, 2014, effective July 1, 2017,
and on March 8, 2023, and is to be substituted for that specification.
Approved: May 18, 2023
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources
PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 8.115
Minimum Qualification Specifications
for the Class:
ELECTRONICS TRADESPERSON
BC-15, BU-01
Training & Experience:
A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation
from high school; and
two (2) years of journey level work experience in electronic maintenance operation
which demonstrated competency to perform the journey level duties assigned to this
class.
Substitutions Allowed:
The following may be substituted for education:
A. Four (4) years of full-time general work experience may be substituted for a high
school diploma.
B. Successful completion of semester credits leading towards a degree or diploma from
an accredited community college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be
substituted for up to four (4) years of the education requirement (15 semester
credits = 6 months).
C. An Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited community
college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be substituted for the
education requirement.
If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used
again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for
education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant
holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be
conducted by the DHR staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the
minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained
independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered.
Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant.
Quality of Experience:
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be
accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must
have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that
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he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being
considered.
License Requirement:
Possession of a State of Hawai'i journey electrician's or industrial electrician's
license; possession of a valid motor vehicle operator license (Hawaii Type 3 or equivalent).
Selective Certification:
Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of
some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be
established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent
experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position.
Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection between the
kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the
duties of the position to be filled.
Tests:
Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
Health and Physical Condition Requirements:
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and
physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential
functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Physical Effort Grouping: Heavy
This is a retitling and amendment to the specification for the class, ELECTRONICS
TRADESPERSON, which was approved as ELECTRONICS/PLANT ELECTRICAL TRADES
PERSON I on December 13, 2002, amended on December 10, 2014, effective July 1, 2017,
and on March 8, 2023, and is to be substituted for that specification.
Approved: May 18, 2023
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources