SUPERVISING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN
To land Supervising Communications Technician in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
To be eligible you bring 5 years of relevant experience and a professional license.
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Supervising Communications Technician is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Education
Completion of a vocational, technical or specialized training program in electronics or radio communications equipment, transistor theory, solid-state circuitry, and radio frequencies.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in work involving the installation, repair, maintenance and operation of communication equipment which will have included one (1) year in a supervisory capacity.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
The appointing authority may require applicants to possess licenses or certification for radio operation and repair.
Note
The above Job Category Summary and following examples of work are for illustrative purposes only. Any one position may not include all of the tasks listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.
Determines organization goals and objectives, establishes policy, and allocates resources
Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
Repairs mobile radio communications equipment
Operates volt or ohm meters
Repairs FM radio transmitters and receivers
Operates a motor vehicle
Operates base station communications equipment and mobile radio communications equipment
Adjusts equipment to manufacturer's specifications
Operates frequency counters, dual trace oscilloscopes and oscilloscopes
Troubleshoots problems with FM radio transmitters and receivers
Operates signal generators
Tests electronic circuitry
Operates audio signal generators
Tests mobile radio communications equipment
Repairs base station communications equipment
Tests base station communications equipment
Installs FM radio transmitters and receivers
Adjusts radio frequencies
Tests electrical components
Schedules maintenance or repair
Applies appropriate safety procedures
Interprets schematics
Computes numerical data by addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
Monitors network frequencies
Schedules the use of equipment or facilities
Verifies that quantity and type of item ordered matches invoice
Writes technical, statistical or financial reports
Obtains current price quotes for special purchases
Writes technical specifications for purchase of equipment, supplies and parts
Adjusts stock levels for anticipated needs
Estimates necessary quantity of time, costs, materials or personnel for the accomplishment of assignments or goals
Provides technical advice to staff, peers or management
Consults with outside agencies or individuals about information necessary for job assignments
Consults with vendors or contractors
Answers questions about application of regulations or policies
Requests information from vendors on materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Solicits technical information
Informs the responsible person or organization of difficulties, accomplishments, plans or goals
<b>CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES</b>
Knowledge of solid-state circuitry and theory and principles
Knowledge of the theory and principles of electronics
Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision
Knowledge of transistor theory and principles
Knowledge of schematic symbol system
Knowledge of procedures for operating oscilloscopes, frequency counters, audio signal generator, and dual trace oscilloscopes
Knowledge of FCC rules and regulations
Knowledge of radio frequencies
Knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures
Knowledge of procedures for installing FM radio transmitters and receivers
Knowledge of procedures for testing mobile radio communications equipment, electronic circuitry, and base station communications equipment
Knowledge of procedures for operating base station communications equipment and mobile radio communications equipment
Knowledge of procedures for operating volt or ohm meters
Knowledge of procedures for installing mobile radio communications equipment and base station communications equipment
Knowledge of inventory control
Knowledge of procedures for operating signal generators
Knowledge of established of established safety procedures
Knowledge of bidding procedures
Skill in operating a motor vehicle
Skill in operating a word processor
Ability to troubleshoot problems with FM radio transmitters and receivers
Ability to perform precision soldering and desoldering for electronic circuitry work
Ability to interpret abbreviated measurement values
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, using decimals, percentages and fractions
Ability to establish goals and set priorities
Ability to read various meters, gauges or dials
Ability to design schematics for raw data
Ability to communicate orally
Ability to called data through questioning
Ability to read and interpret laws, rules, and regulations
Ability to make appropriate inferences and deductions based on various types of source materials
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