Water Meter Technician

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To install, repair, and replace meters and remote meter reading devices. Perform disconnections and reconnections of water services. Retrieve readings using meter reading equipment. Document and complete work orders using the Mobile Field Activity System.

DUTIES:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: High School graduate. Must possess valid driver's license with good driving record. Mechanically inclined with general knowledge of plumbing, piping and water systems.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

The following physical activities are required including, but not limited to, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, and lifting to perform meter installations. Speaking, hearing, reading and writing are necessary to effectively communicate with customers and other employees and to read customer notifications. The ability to detect bad odors in meter pits is required. Visual acuity is required for installing meters and reading devices. The level of learning ability required is limited to simple tasks which are clear-cut and directly related.

PHYSICAL EFFORT:

Requires ability to exert up to 150 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

Job requires exposure to outside environmental conditions such as extreme heat and cold along with exposure to fumes, odors, dusts, gases and electrical current. Sometimes requires use of a respirator or other breathing apparatus.

ARTESIAN IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $24.00 per hour

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Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person