Position Description Lay out and install all equipment necessary to modify brand-new vehicles into police and emergency vehicles. This includes routing and installing wiring harnesses, controllers, partitions, auxiliary batteries, light bars, push bumpers and consoles. Disassembling and reassembling factory vehicles.

Read drawings and schematics with limited help. Troubleshoot repair and modify electronic components. Apply principles and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry, engineering, mathematics, electronic and electrical testing.

Successful applicants must pass a criminal background check and will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen. JOB LOCATIONS Fort Jones, Robertsdale, AL WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed in a maintenance garage setting. This position may require working in wet or hot, humid non-weather conditions and in highly precarious places.

This position may also require working in outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold, risk of electrical shock and work with explosives. Work is generally performed Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30pm but may require occasional overtime (on call status) or working nights, weekends, or holidays. Essential Job Functions Test electronics units and radios, using standard test equipment, and analyze results to evaluate performance and determine the need for adjustment.

Perform preventative maintenance and calibration of radio and electronic systems to include programming, firmware updates, and seeing that equipment gets realigned to keep working at peak performance. Ensure computers/radios are kept up to date with software and working properly. Read blueprints, diagrams, schematic drawings, and engineering instructions for assembling radios, electronics units and applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.

Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers and field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts. Maintain system logs and manuals for document testing and operation of radio systems and all electronic equipment. Assemble, test, and maintain circuitry or electronic components according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, and knowledge of electronics, using hand and power tools.

Adjust and replace defective or improperly functioning circuitry and electronics components, using hand tools and soldering iron. Provide user applications and engineering support and recommendations for new and existing equipment regarding installation, upgrades and enhancement. Install and set up equipment in new vehicles to include but not limited to computers, sirens, radios, etc.

Place decals on new Sheriff's Office vehicles Respond to afterhours calls in emergency situations during nights, weekends, and holidays. NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Procure parts and maintain inventory and related documentation. Service, repair, calibrate, regulate, fine-tune or test machines, devices and equipment that operate primarily based on electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Maintains a safe and clean work environment. Attends training as required. Performs other related duties as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this classification. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a qualified disability to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis. The work is generally medium work exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently.

Activities could occasionally require heavy to very heavy work, exerting up to 100 or more pounds of force. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: Possess enough body strength in order to perform normal duties of the position. Crouching: Bending the body downwards and forward by bending leg and spine Dexterity: Primarily with fingers and in picking, pinching or typing Grasping: Applying pressure with the whole hand Handling: Picking, holding or otherwise working with the whole hand Lifting: Ability to lift and move objects Reaching: Ability to frequently extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions. Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers Speaking/Talking: Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and concisely through speech. Hearing: Ability to hear and understand at normal speaking levels with or without correction Visual Acuity: Ability to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer screen/terminal; and /or extensive reading, with or without correction.

Walking: ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks or moving from one work site to another Education and Experience Required: Must be 18 years of age; Must have a current, valid Driver's License; Must be insurable. Preferred: Experience and/or training in the mechanical, electronics and computer field. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customers and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar. Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedure, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Performing routine maintenance on radio equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. Managing one's own time. The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff's Office does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, disability, citizenship or veteran status in employment.

It is the intent of the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff's Office to guarantee equal opportunity to allow disabled employees a bias-free work environment. Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation in compliance with the ADA. Recruitment and selection processes will grant equal opportunity for employment to qualified applicants and will not discriminate on the basis of disability.

Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request during the application, testing, and interview process.

Electronics Technician I - Law Enforcement Support Services - Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

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