Communications Installer (#MY1 )

$30.49-$38.57 hourly / $5,284.83-$6,685.34 monthly / $63,419.20-$80,225.60 yearly

• Install radio equipment in cars and trucks, including fabricating mountings and brackets, running and pulling cables, mounting speakers and microphones
• Install noise suppression devices on automotive ignition systems and generators
• Make electrical connections to automotive electrical systems
• Set up and adjust public address and other audio equipment
• Remove radio equipment from vehicles and return electrical connections to normal operations
• Clean radio equipment
• Assist in the disassembly of generators and perform routine preventive maintenance tasks
• Paint cabinets, cases and covers
• Install and remove equipment from fixed radio stations
• Install, repair and service antennas
• Secure safety devices
• Climb antenna towers
• Pass tools and parts up rope pulley, and solder connections
• Load and unload vehicles
• Disassemble obsolete equipment and salvage parts
• Read basic wiring diagrams
• Learn use of meters
• Complete forms and reports
• Maintain records
• Perform shop maintenance such as sweeping, mopping and dusting

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Knowledge of:
Working knowledge of:

• The use of hand tools and small power tools.
• Automotive electrical and ignition systems.
• Safety practices to be observed when installing electrical and electronic equipment.

Ability to:

• Operate and use hand and small power tools safely.
• Install radio equipment.
• Read, interpret, and follow instructions, wiring diagrams, schematics, and drawings in installation manuals.
• Understand and follow written and oral directions.
• Assess the condition of tower mounted equipment from ground level.
• Hear and distinguish various sounds, such as voices of co-workers in noisy environments and sounds of operating equipment.
• Keep accurate records.
• Apply basic electrical theory.
• Identify and distinguish colors, such as color-coded electrical wires.
• Safely lift and move heavy and bulky objects weighing 75 pounds.
• Stoop and bend for extended periods of time.
• Perform tasks requiring strength, such as ascending and descending 250-foot towers and carrying equipment, such as a mobile service monitor to remote work sites.
• Drive vehicles, such as cars, vans and emergency vehicles, including patrol cars and ambulances; drive fire trucks within the parking lot in order to test mobile communications systems and related equipment.
• Work cooperatively with others on assigned projects.

Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and abilities, is qualifying, unless otherwise specified. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Six months of training or experience, which demonstrates possession of the knowledge and abilities, listed above.

Special Requirements, Conditions:

License: Possession of a valid California class C driver license.

Special Working Conditions: Exposure to variable temperatures and weather conditions; heights, such as radio communication towers; high levels of noise; unpleasant odors; electrical hazards; silica dust; non-ionizing radiation; and, the possibility of experiencing burns, bodily injury and contact with toxic substances or chemical irritants.

Other Special Requirements: Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays on an emergency, as-needed basis.

EST: 1/85 REV: 2/97 Analyst: CE

Bargaining Unit: 41
EEOC Job Category: 08
Occupational Grouping: 42
Workers' Comp Code: 1160
Analyst:  CE