Distribution Foreman

Highlights of the job

EPCOR is hiring a full-time Distribution Foreman for our San Tan Valley District.

Reporting to our office in San Tan Valley, AZ, this individual will provide first-line supervision over employees involved in installing, maintaining, and repairing water mains, services and overseeing and coordinating the daily Meter Reading and Field Service Representative operations to ensure billing of metered services and field customer service regulatory compliance; work quality and adherence to established policies and procedures; and performs the more technical and complex tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility under the general supervision of an Operations Manager/Distribution Supervisor who reviews work by making work site visits and analyzing job reports.

What you’d be responsible for

What’s required to be successful

Methods, materials, tools and equipment used in constructing, maintaining, and repairing water distribution and wastewater collection systems. Hazards of water distribution and wastewater collection system work and safety measures to be observed, including trench safety, hard hat, and vest policies. Disinfection procedures and comprehend Maricopa Association of Governments and Uniforms Standard Specifications (MAG).

Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others. Work cooperatively with other Company employees. Observe or monitor objects or people's behavior to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards. Communicate orally with co-workers, customers, or the public in a face-to-face, one-to-one setting or by using a telephone. Comprehend and make inferences from written material. Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar. Retrieve data or information from a terminal, PC, or other keyboard device on the ECIS+ customer service request system in order to plan and schedule work activities. Read and use graphic instructions such as quarter-section maps. Setup or remove barricades, traffic cones or similar objects. Principles and practices used of water meter reading operations. Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Basic principles and practices of budget preparation and administration. Principles and procedures of record keeping. Operation and appropriate usage of various types of water meters. Operational characteristics of general maintenance and construction equipment and tools used in work activities. Operational characteristics of handheld and radio meter reading equipment. Geography of the area and location of meters. Principles and practices of customer service.

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Other important facts about this job

As an EPCOR employee, you will enjoy a variety of benefits such as a competitive salary, an incentive award program, an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision and other insurance coverage, retirement plan with substantial company contribution, generous time-off schedules, training opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and certification support. We’ve been voted as a Best Places to Work employer and we value the safety of each of our team members through our robust safety training and celebration of safety milestones.

Headquartered in Phoenix, EPCOR USA owns, operates and builds water, wastewater and natural gas infrastructure and is among the largest private water utilities in the Southwest. EPCOR USA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc. We invest in and look after our communities and the environment. We’re proud of the work we do and the people we hire to do it.

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