POLICE AND FIRE SIGNAL SYSTEMS SUPERINTENDENT
Police and Fire Signal Systems Superintendent is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
Candidates need 2 years of relevant experience and a professional license.
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Police and Fire Signal Systems Superintendent 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 electrical or electronic technology
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in work involving the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical or electronic components, equipment or systems. Two (2) years of the required experience shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
License
S, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the State of New Jersey.
Appointee will be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated only if it is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Appointee may be required to possess a FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License, Radio Industry Competency Certificate, or equivalent license or certification specific to radio operation and repair.
SUBSTITUTION
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute three (3) years of additional nonsupervisory experience.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JOB CATEGORIES, please refer to the Job Specification Information Sheet available at the New Jersey Department of Personnel or your agency's personnel office.
Occupational Group: Repair of Electrical Equipment
Occupational Family: Signal Repair
Level Title Code Title Reference Effective: 1 501(C) 03/19/94
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 that may be performed.
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.
Tests electronic circuitry
Tests mobile radio and base station communications equipment
Operates volt or ohm meters and signal generators
Repairs fire alarm systems, traffic signal equipment or systems, fire traffic signal systems and police warning light systems
Operates a motor vehicle
Tests electrical components
Adjusts equipment to manufacturer's specifications
Installs traffic signal equipment or systems and fire alarm systems
Tests fire alarm systems
Troubleshoots problems with traffic signal equipment or systems and fire alarm systems
Operates base station communications equipment
Operates cherry picker, ladder, platform, or boom trucks
Troubleshoots problems with FM radio transmitters and receivers Repairs mobile radio communications equipment and FM radio transmitters and receivers
Repairs police paging systems
Installs mobile radio communications equipment
Records the use of materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Authorizes purchase of equipment, supplies or services
Schedules maintenance or repair
Schedules the use of equipment or facilities
Applies appropriate safety procedures
Requisitions materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Interprets schematics
Computes numerical data by addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
Directs (coordinates) activities between or within agencies
Verifies that quantity and type of item ordered matches invoice
Provides technical advice to staff, peers or management
Calls (telephone) for needed services, materials or information
Addresses policy-making committees; for example, department or division heads
Answers questions about application of regulations or policies
CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision
Knowledge of the theory and principles of electronics
Knowledge of the theory and principles of electricity
Knowledge of schematic symbol system
Knowledge of procedures for testing wiring systems
Knowledge of procedures for operating volt or ohm meters and signal generators
Knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures Knowledge of procedures for installing traffic signal equipment or systems and fire signal systems
Knowledge of procedures for installing base station communications equipment
Knowledge of procedures for operating security alarm systems
Knowledge of procedures for operating base station and mobile radio communications equipment
Knowledge of transistor and solid-state circuitry theory and principles
Knowledge of procedures for operating an audio signal generator
Knowledge of procedures for testing mobile radio communications equipment
Knowledge of inventory control
Knowledge of administrative principles and practices
Knowledge of procedures for requisitioning materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Skill in operating a motor vehicle
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers
Ability to troubleshoot problems with fire signal systems
Ability to troubleshoot problems with traffic signal equipment or systems
Ability to perform precision soldering and desoldering for electronic circuitry work
Ability to follow oral orders, directions or plans
Ability to follow written orders, directions or plans
Ability to operate hand and power tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, wire strippers, drills, and tools associated with electrical conduit and wiring work
Ability to compare written or printed material for accuracy
Ability to apply laws, rules or regulations to given situations
Ability to establish goals and set priorities
Ability to identify problems in the administration or coordination of programs, plans or projects Ability to schedule and organize work activities for others
Ability to troubleshoot problems with wiring systems
Ability to repair security alarm systems
Ability to synthesize facts to reach logical conclusions
Ability to operate cherry picker, ladder, platform or boom trucks
MINIMUM