Electronic Equipment Maintainer

Description

Job Description

Job Title:

Electronic Equipment Maintainer / Revenue Equipment Maintainer

Job

Location:

Various

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Job Information:

Last Date of Filing:

Until Filled
Authority:

TA/OA
Department:

Subway
Division/Unit:

Electronics Maintenance Division

Reports to:

Supervision

Work Location:

Various
Hours of Work:
Various

* If you are hired into this position, you must pass the next Civil Service Exam and be hired from the resulting list for this title to obtain permanent civil service status

Eligible candidates who accept or decline appointment either as an Electronic Equipment Maintainer or as a Revenue Equipment Maintainer will have their name removed from the hiring list.

Compensation:

Salary Range:

The current minimum salary for Electronic Equipment Maintainer and Revenue Equipment Maintainer is $45.15 per hour for a 40-hour week.

This rate is subject to change. The benefits of this position include, but are not limited to, night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.

Responsibilities:

Revenue Equipment Maintainers, under supervision, test, diagnose, repair and perform preventative maintenance on bus and subway Automated Fare Collection Equipment and point of sale devices. They diagnose, troubleshoot, remove and replace electronic circuit boards, wiring harnesses, electronic and electromechanical modular units, and other components using digital multimeters, wiring schematics, palmtop computers and other special test equipment. They remove and replace revenue equipment items, such as fare boxes, turnstile assemblies and fare vending machine assemblies.

They keep records and prepare reports; drive motor vehicles between work sites, including, but not limited to, cars, light trucks and vans, and perform related work.

Some of the physical activities performed by Revenue Equipment Maintainers and environmental conditions they experience are: distinguishing colors under poorly lit working conditions in order to troubleshoot complex equipment; responding to sounds, warning bells, horns and vehicle movement; walking between tightly spaced lifting and carrying heavy materials; and working outdoors in all weather conditions.

Electronic Equipment Maintainers, under supervision, maintain, install, inspect, test, alter and repair electronic wireless and wired communication systems, and digital and analog control equipment and systems in the shop or in the field, including radio systems, closed circuit video equipment, and other electronic communication equipment; perform circuit testing, analysis, and fault identification; keep records; operate motor vehicles; and perform related work.

Some of the physical activities performed by Electronic Equipment Maintainers and environmental conditions they experience are: climbing ladders, distinguishing colors to troubleshoot complex equipment, accurately distinguishing shapes under poorly lit working conditions, moving out of theway of moving trains and motor vehicles, working on or near tracks having live 600-volt contact rails, walking along the track in dimly lit areas, loading and unloading vehicles and working outdoors in all weather conditions.

Qualification Requirements:

Revenue Equipment Maintainer:

When you apply, you must meet the following requirements:

Two years of full-time journey-level experience (i.e. you must be a fully trained, knowledgeable, experienced, proficient, and competent technician) in maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, calibrating and repairing equipment, incorporating microprocessors, and related electronic equipment.

For the above journey-level experience to be credited, it must be preceded by one of the following:

If you have qualifying part-time experience, it will be credited on a prorated basis.

Electronic Equipment Maintainer:

Internal Candidates:

This position is open to each employee of MTA New York City Transit that is permanently (not provisionally) employed in the title of Transit Electrical Helper working in Electronic Equipment Maintenance and has been permanently employed in such title for not less than one year; and is not otherwise ineligible.

OR

External Candidates and MTA Employees who are not employed in the eligible title listed above:

When you…