Media Maintenance Technician 3

Posting Details Position Information Position Title Media Maintenance Technician 3 Working Title Location Olympia EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Union Represented Yes Overtime Eligible Yes Monthly FTE 1.
0 Salary Step (minimum monthly amount) $4,013.
00 Salary Step (maximum monthly amount) $5,394.
00 Cyclic Position No Cyclic Details n/a Project Position Yes End Date 06/30/2025 Special Note This is a full-time, overtime eligible project position on the Olympia campus of The Evergreen State College.
This project position is funded through June 30, 2025 and may be eligible for extension if funding continues to be available.
Position Purpose The purpose of this position is to provide senior-level electronic maintenance and support services for the installation, maintenance, testing, research, evaluation, and construction of complex media, multi-media, computing, and electronic resources.
Nature and Scope This position reports to the Media Maintenance Supervisor.
The incumbent manages their time working independently and as a team member under the general direction of the Media Maintenance Supervisor.
Responsibilities for this position include the installation, maintenance, and repair of a wide variety of college-owned electronic and electro-mechanical equipment, including complex media, multi-media, and control systems.
Typical work includes evaluating equipment and systems condition and recommending repair, update, or replacement, troubleshooting to board or component level, and performing the actual repairs or modifications, including any testing, alignment, or adjustment necessary to restore the equipment to operation.
Responsibilities also include installing and modifying complex media equipment and systems to meet special requirements, assisting the supervisor in planning for major media installations, and monitoring media priorities and shop work assignments.
Other responsibilities include the installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of computing and electronic communications systems, assisting or directing other technicians with complex installation or repair activities as needed, and providing technical assistance to college staff in researching, analyzing, and adapting to new and/or complex technologies.
The daily work assignments and activities require a high level of independent judgment, effective communication, and specialized electronic skills in analyzing and solving routine and non-routine problems, evaluating customer requirements, and participating as a member of various project teams across departments.
Essential Functions Under general direction, perform senior-level electronic technician complex maintenance, installation, and repair services, such as fault diagnostics, calibration, component replacement, preventative maintenance, cleaning, and adjustment for a broad range of digital and analog electronic equipment, including: Computers, printers, and related peripherals.
Video production and editing equipment, including cameras, switchers, routers, distribution systems, character and effects generators, and recorders.
Video monitoring and projection equipment.
Audio production and editing equipment, including mixers, digital and analog processors, and monitoring equipment.
Mixed-media playback and projection equipment.
Multi-media workstations, and mass storage devices.
Electronic test equipment.
Consult with equipment users, including faculty, staff, and students and participate as an effective member of various project teams in evaluating user needs, determining equipment configuration issues and operational problems, and researching new technologies.
Perform complex equipment and systems installation, modification, and integration across a broad variety of media, multi-media, communications, and computing technologies; design and fabricate specialized interfaces for multi-media systems such as integrating digital control systems to analog devices.
Perform mechanical and electrical repairs to a system, module, board, or component level; calibrate and/or test for proper and safe operation.
Research and specify required parts and supply from various sources, such as service manuals, web resources, industry and professional contacts, and other sources as applicable.
Ensure highest standards of quality and productivity in all maintenance and installation actions; observe proper shop and industry standards in areas, such as troubleshooting, soldering, cable dressing, mechanical and electronic repairs, and equipment safety.
Maintain an orderly, efficient, and safe work area, observe all safety requirements of the job and be aware of safety hazards for self and others, follow all department, college, and industry safety practices and guidelines to help ensure safety, and maintain current safety training requirements and certifications as relevant.
Maintain accurate records of time and materials expended and maintenance actions performed; develop and maintain logs of activities where appropriate.
Create, organize, and maintain effective instructional and end user documentation using Microsoft 365, Wikis, Visio, and web-based tools.
Document designs, modifications, and installations using Microsoft 365, Visio, or other formats appropriate for efficiently and effectively completing the task.
Assist in campus networking infrastructure installation and repair under coordination with Technology Operations.
Assist leadership in monitoring media equipment priorities and work assignments and directing other technicians in complex installation or repair activities as needed under the general direction of the supervisor.
Provide backup support and assistance for classroom support staff.
Perform related duties as directed.
Additional Duties Knowledge Skills and Abilities Advanced knowledge, skills, and ability to operate, troubleshoot, repair, install, and integrate a broad range of complex electronic media, multi-media, electronic communications, computers and related peripherals, applications, operating systems, interface hardware, data communication systems, and network printers.
Advanced ability to troubleshoot and repair complex equipment and systems at the system, module, board, and component level, as well as the software, firmware, and applications level as required.
Advanced knowledge of analog and digital electronic media and communications circuitry and systems, including theory, troubleshooting, and industry standards and practices.
Ability to apply independent judgment utilizing varying approaches and methods within the scope of routine and non-routine electronic maintenance and installation procedures and research projects.
Ability to interpret electronic drawings and analyze a variety of data pertaining to problems encountered in routine and non-routine electronic systems maintenance and installation procedures and systems development research.
Ability and initiative to become continually and rapidly familiar with changing and new technologies and to integrate existing and new resources to effectively meet maintenance support requirements.
Ability and initiative to participate in the development of campus electronic resources and infrastructure.
Proficiency in the use of electronic test equipment, such as analog and digital oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, logic and data analyzers, breakout boxes, terminal emulators, automated audio analyzers, distortion meters, cable testers, and computer diagnostics.
Current knowledge of and ability to apply Federal Communications Commission, Underwriters Laboratories, and National Electrical Code rules, regulations, and guidelines to ensure compliance with technical, legal and safety requirements.
Good verbal and written communications skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively and as a member of various teams across different areas providing service to clients.
Ability to routinely move equipment weighing up to twenty-five pounds to a height of three feet and occasionally overhead.
Ability to work under various levels of physical exertion including a high level of lifting, bending, pulling, and functioning in restricted or confined areas or on step ladders.
Ability to safely use hand and power tools, such as drill presses, lathes, soldering irons, grinders, vertical mill, etc.
Ability to create, organize, and maintain effective instructional and end user documentation via Microsoft 365, Wikis, Visio, and web-based tools.
Minimum Qualifications Desired Qualifications Experience as a media maintenance technician, including installing, maintaining, testing, researching, evaluating, and constructing complex media, multi-media, computing, and electronic resources.
Conditions of Employment Must provide proof of identity and employment eligibility within three days of beginning work.
This position is part of a bargaining unit and covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.
Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.
Prior to an official offer of employment, a Declaration Regarding Sexual Misconduct form must be submitted to the college per RCW 28B.
112.
080.
The college will contact current and past employers to verify this information.
Applicants who provide inaccurate information in their declaration will be disqualified and, if the inaccuracies are discovered after the applicant has been hired, it shall be grounds for termination.
Benefits A full state benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid campus holidays; a generous medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; optional deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
Posting Detail Information Posting Number S2023-126 Number of Vacancies 1 Open Date 01/24/2024 Close Date 02/13/2024 Special Instructions to Applicants