Supervising Communications Technician (#MY7 )

$49.91-$63.08 hourly / $8,650.90-$10,933.66 monthly / $103,812.80-$131,206.40 yearly

• Plans, assigns, supervises, coordinates, reviews, and evaluates the work of technicians engaged in the assembly, installation, testing, adjustment, maintenance, and repair of a variety of radio, electronic, and microwave communications systems and related security, alarm, public address, and intercom equipment;
• Develops and implements preventive maintenance and emergency repair programs;
• Trains subordinate employees, establishes work standards, and evaluates work;
• Designs and modifies communications equipment and coordinates installation and repair;
• Estimates equipment and repair costs;
• Assists in making annual budget estimates;
• Maintains required levels of parts and supplies;
• Maintains records and prepares periodic and special reports;
• Provides technical support to subordinates in complex installation, maintenance, and repair situations;
• Performs complex shop and field work to analyze, diagnose, maintain, and repair communications systems and equipment;
• Assists in designing and implementing a computerized inventory control system;
• Works on an on-call basis as required to assure 24 hour, 7 day-a-week operations.

Knowledge:

• Thorough knowledge of the operation, maintenance, modification, and repair of complex radio and electronic communications systems and equipment;
• Thorough knowledge of tools, equipment, practices and methods of installing, testing, adjusting and repairing communications equipment;
• Some knowledge of microwave communications design and operation;
• Some knowledge of emergency services and communication needs of police and fire agencies.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, assign, supervise, train, review and evaluate the work of a subordinate technical staff;
• Establish work standards, develop preventive maintenance programs, and implement work procedures;
• Establish and maintain effective working relations with others contacted in the course of work;
• Accurately estimate labor and material needs and costs;
• Analyze situations and use sound judgment, particularly in emergency situations;
• Perform skilled shop and field work in the installation, adjustment, maintenance, and repair of communications systems and equipment;
• Assist in the design of communications systems and communications equipment;
• Read and interpret schematics, diagrams and written instructions;
• Identify and distinguish colors;
• Stoop, bend, crawl and climb towers up to 100 feet in height.
• Lift objects weighing up to 75 lbs.;
• Learn to operate a computer terminal to input, access and analyze data.

Training and Experience

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledges and abilities would be:

Two years of journey-level experience installing, adjusting, maintaining, and repairing a variety of two-way radio, electronic and microwave communications systems and equipment

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Possess and maintain a valid California class C driver license. 

Possess a valid F.C.C. General Radiotelephone Operator’s License.