Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Classification Specification
RAIL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INSPECTOR
Pay Grade A31
Basic Function
| Under moderate supervision, performs inspection, testing, installation, maintenance, and repair of electronic equipment on the right-of-way, public area, and other Metro locations. |
Classification Characteristics
| Differs from Systems Electronic Communication Technician in that Rail Electronic Communication Inspector installs, maintains, and repairs fiber optic network systems, radio systems, advanced communication, audio, video, telephone, public address, alarm systems in support of operations, and performs Reg4 inspections in support of the Fire Lfe Safety System while the Systems Electronic Communication Technician installs, maintains, and repairs microwave, advanced communication, audio, video, telephone, public address, and alarm systems in support of other Metro operations. |
Supervised by: Rail Communications Supervisor
Supervises:
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Work Environment
In order to achieve Metro’s goals in support of its mission, potential candidates are
required to commit and continuously practice and demonstrate the following work values:
- Safety – To ensure that our employees, passengers
and the general public’s safety is always our first consideration.
- Service Excellence – To provide safe, clean, reliable,
on-time, courteous service for our clients and customers.
- Workforce Development – To make Metro a learning organization
that attracts, develops, motivates and retains a world-class workforce.
- Accountability for Performance and Fiscal Responsibility – To manage every taxpayer and customer-generated dollar as if it were coming from our own pocket and ensure the highest possible return on investment.
- Innovation and Technology – To actively participate in identifying
best practices for continuous improvement.
- Sustainability – To reduce, reuse and recycle all internal resources
and reduce green-house gas emissions.
- Integrity – To rely on the professional ethics and honesty of every
Metro employee.
- Teamwork – To actively blend our individual talents to achieve world-class
performance and service.
- Civil Rights – To actively promote compliance with all civil rights statutes,
regulations and policies.
- Community – To actively engage with the Community as it relates to Metro interest/services.
Examples of Duties
- Performs installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of advanced electronic equipment, including, but not limited to, public address equipment, voice and data communication, telephones, fiber optic, CCTV, security alarm, fire detection and suppression, T1 and T3 multiplex, digital microwave, and computer systems
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Responds to equipment failure problems, determines cause, and restores equipment to service
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Monitors and oversees the work of contractors to ensure compliance with Metro design and specifications
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Maintains records and prepares reports of inspection, testing, and repairs
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Reviews and interprets blueprints, schematics, and drawings
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Performs Reg4 Inspections on Metro Facilities
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Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out
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Essential Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Methods, materials, equipment, and safety procedures used in the installation, maintenance, and repair of Fiber Optic / Microwave Networks, Radio Networks, advanced communication, audio, video, telephone, public address, and alarm systems
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Vehicle operations and safety
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Ability to:
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions and procedures
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Communicate effectively with others
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Troubleshoot electronic equipment at a system-wide level and isolate the cause of the Fiber Optic / Microwave Network, advanced communication, audio, video, telephone, and alarm systems
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Climb heights up to 125 feet
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Lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds
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Read, write, speak, and understand English
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Minimum Qualifications
Potential candidates interested in the RAIL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INSPECTOR position MUST meet
the following requirements:
- 4 years’ journey-level experience performing preventive and remedial maintenance of communication equipment
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Up to 2 years’ full-time training or education in DC, AC, semiconductor devices, AM-FM radio theory, advanced communications, and digital electronics at a recognized trade school or apprenticeship program may be substituted for equivalent experience
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Valid California Class C driver’s license
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Must possess or be able to possess a valid commercial General Radio/Telephone Operator’s License issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by the end of the probationary period (120 days)
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Special Conditions
- Must provide own tools of trade
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Must have normal color vision
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Must comply with all California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) regulations and utilize approved safety equipment and personal protective gear including, but not limited to, respirators, eye and hearing protective devices (HPD), if and when required
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Must obtain a Certificate of Fitness from the Los Angeles Fire Department for Reg4 Certification as a requirement to pass probationary period
- Positions in this classification are considered safety sensitive under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol regulations
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| Positions in this classification are considered safety sensitive under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol regulations. |
Disclaimer
This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
Date Originally Created: 4/20/1995
Date Last Revised: 8/22/2012
ATU: 0763A