INSTRUMENT MECHANIC

Job Description:

INSTRUMENT MECHANIC

Description

job description

An Instrument Mechanic performs highly skilled field and shop work in inspecting, troubleshooting, adjusting, calibrating, servicing, maintaining, overhauling, repairing, and testing various automatic controls and indicating and recording instruments and devices; analyzes instrumentation and related system malfunctions to determine necessary repairs; and adjusts programs on instrumentation and controls required to interface with process control computers.

**REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**

Three years of full-time paid experience as a Steam Plant Assistant with the City of Los Angeles, one year of which shall be as a Steam Plant Assistant “A” in the Instrument Shop or Operations; or

Two years of full-time paid experience at the level of Building Operating Engineer with the City of Los Angeles, which provides experience in the operation or maintenance of high temperature boilers or refrigeration equipment with a total capacity of 3,000 tons or more; or

Two years of full-time paid experience as an Electrician or Electrical Test Technician

(formerly Electrical Tester) with the City of Los Angeles; or

Two years of full-time paid instrument mechanic, heating, ventilation, and air

conditioning (HVAC) mechanic, or elevator mechanic experience inspecting,

adjusting, repairing and testing electronic and/or pneumatic control systems,

including transmitting, indicating and recording instruments and controllers at oil

refineries, chemical plants, utility or wastewater treatment facilities; or

Two years full-time paid experience in instrument mechanic or related fields

troubleshooting instrumentation issues using piping and instrumentation diagrams

(P&IDs), wiring diagrams, loop drawings, associated schematics, and vendor

drawings, and working with process control to troubleshoot and/or repair

instrument/analyzer control loops, Safety Instrument System inputs/outputs, HVAC & Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s), and program, service, repair, and maintain instrumentation associated with process controls.

How to apply

All interested candidates should submit a complete City application AND Resume to [email protected] no later than 4:00PM on Monday, August 31, 2026.

Emergency Appointment

An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).

Closing Date/Time: 8/31/26