Salary: $58,430.00 - $104,560.00 Annually
Location : Mitchell Treatment Plant Greensboro, NC
Job Type: Active Full-Time
Job Number: 05457
Department: Water Resources
Opening Date: 08/25/2026
Closing Date: 9/14/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
Keep Greensboro's Water Systems Running - Power the Technology Behind Every Drop
The City of Greensboro Water Resources Department is seeking a skilled and technically minded professional to join our team as an Electronics Process Technician. This position plays a critical role in keeping the electronic, instrumentation, and process control systems that support the City's water treatment and distribution operations functioning safely, accurately, and reliably.

If you enjoy troubleshooting technology, working with sophisticated equipment, and solving problems that directly support essential services, this is an opportunity to put your technical skills to work for the Greensboro community.
Compensation and Benefits:

Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $67,272.00 - $76,882.00 Full Salary Range: $58,430.00 - $104,560.00 Annually

Benefits:

The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Work Schedule:Four 10 hour day shifts or five 8-hour day shifts
About the Department:
The Water Resources Department provides essential water and wastewater services that protect public health and support the community. Behind these services are highly technical treatment plants, distribution systems, equipment, instrumentation, and automated controls that must operate reliably around the clock.

Our teams work together across operations, maintenance, engineering, and technology to ensure that water quality and system performance meet the City's high standards.
Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Make an essential impact: Help maintain the technology and equipment responsible for reliable water service.
• Work with advanced systems: Gain hands-on experience with electronic controls, instrumentation, radio systems, and SCADA technology.
• Solve complex problems: Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment across multiple technical disciplines.
• Never stop learning: Work with evolving technologies and systems used in modern water treatment and distribution.
• Be part of a critical team: Your work directly supports public health and an essential City service.

About the Role
As an Electronics Process Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining the electronic and process control systems used throughout the City's water treatment facilities and distribution system. The position requires a broad technical background and the ability to troubleshoot and maintain both electronic and mechanical/electrical equipment supporting overall process control.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining plant and distribution system electronic processes and equipment.
• Troubleshooting and servicing analog and digital electronic systems.
• Maintaining radio transmission equipment and communications systems.
• Working with water quality instrumentation and process monitoring equipment.
• Maintaining instrumentation and sensors used to measure level, pH, temperature, residuals, flow, and chemical pacing.
• Supporting computer-based process control systems, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
• Performing mechanical and electrical duties as needed to maintain reliable process control.
• Troubleshooting and maintaining equipment associated with pumps, motors, wiring, lighting, chemical systems, and valve actuators.
• Working with medium- and low-voltage electrical systems and process equipment.
• Diagnosing equipment issues and applying sound technical judgment to restore reliable operation.
• Working collaboratively with Water Resources operations, maintenance, engineering, and other technical staff.

The ideal candidate is a problem-solver who enjoys working across multiple technical disciplines and can adapt to changing equipment, technology, and operational needs. Success in this role requires attention to detail, sound troubleshooting skills, dependability, and a commitment to safe and reliable operation.
Call to Action
If you're ready to work with the technology behind Greensboro's water systems and use your electronics, instrumentation, electrical, and troubleshooting skills to support an essential public service, we encourage you to apply.

Bring your technical expertise to Water Resources and help keep the systems behind every drop working safely, accurately, and reliably
The job is NON-EXEMPT under FLSA
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree
  • "OR" an equivalency of a High School Diploma and 7+ years of electrical or mechanical experience.
    • "OR" Completion of two year Trade School for industrial electronics, Process Control Instrumentation, or Mechatronics. Military Career with a highly skilled electronics-based MOS.
• Valid Driver's License
• 7+ years of electrical or mechanical experience
• Grade C NC Surface WTFO ("Or obtain within 18 months of hire date")
• Certified Control Systems Technician Level I
• NC Limited Electrical License ("OR" the ability to obtain within 18 months of hire date)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience troubleshooting and Repair skills for variable speed motor drives.
• Experience reading blueprints, pipe layouts, and electrical diagrams
• Programming & troubleshooting experience for Programmable Logic Controllers.

Requirements
01

Do you have a Valid Driver's License?

• Yes
• No

02

What is your highest level of Education? Please select Not Applicable if you do not possess a high school diploma or GED.

• Not Applicable
• High School Diploma / GED
• Some College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree

03

Do you possess the completion of a two year Trade School for industrial electronics, Process Control Instrumentation, or Mechatronics, or a military career with a highly skilled electronics-based MOS.**Experience must also be reflected in the duties/work section of the application**

• Industrial Electronics
• Computer Electronics
• Process Control Instrumentation
• Mechatronics
• Electronics-based MOS
• Not Applicatble

04

How many years of experience do you have reading blueprints, electrical diagrams, pipe layouts and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs.**Experience must also be reflected on Work History/ Employment section of your employment application.**

• No experience
• Less than 1 year experience
• 1 or more years experience, but less than 3 years experience
• 3 or more years experience, but less than 5 years experience
• 5 or more years experience, but less than 7 years experience
• 7 years experience, but less than 10 years experience
• 10 or more years experience

05

"Clearly" describe your experience reading blueprints, electrical diagrams, pipe layouts and/or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs.*** If no experience, indicate "N/A" in the designated area ***
06

How many years experience do you possess working in the Electrical or Mechanical field?**Experience must also be clearly be stated in the Employment / Work history section of your employment application)**

• No experience
• Less than 1 year experience
• 1 years experience, but less than 3 years experience
• 3 years experience, but less than 5 years experience
• 5 years experience, but less than 7 years experience
• 7 years experience, but less than 10 years experience
• 10 or more years experience

07

Clearly describe your years of electrical, or mechanical experience.** If "No experience" please type "Not Applicable" or N/A in the designated area. **Incomplete answers will not be processed, experience must also be clearly stated in the Employment / Work History section of your employment application. **
08

Do you possess a Grade C. NC Surface WTFO Certification?

• Yes
• No

09

Do you possess a Control Systems Technician Level I certification?*** Certifications "MUST" also be reflected in the duties/work section or misc. information of the application. ***

• Yes
• No

10

Do you have electrical, plumbing, and mechanical experience?*** Experience must also be reflected in the duties/work section of the application. ***

• Yes
• No

11

Do you have experience with pumps, motors, shop tools, and the ability to read blueprints?*** Experience must also be reflected in the duties/work section of the application. ***

• Yes
• No

12

"Clearly" describe your experience with pumps, motors, shop tools, and ability to read blueprints. **if no experience, indicate "N/A" in the designated area*****Experience must also be reflective in the duties/work section of application.**
13

Do you have experience using computers for tracking work as it relates to the job description?*** Experience must also be reflected in the duties/work section of the application. ***

• Yes
• No

14

"Clearly" describe your experience using computers for tracking work as it relates to the job description**If no experience, indicate "N/A" in the designated area**
Required Question