What are the responsibilities and job description for the Meter Service Technician position at City of Allen?
HIRING RANGE: $1,430.69 - $1,752.66 Biweekly
FULL SALARY RANGE: $1,430.69 - $2,074.62 Biweekly
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy 120 hours of vacation and sick leave each year to relax and rejuvenate. Plus, we celebrate with holidays and provide you with a personal day when you need it!
- Four-Day Work Week: Experience the perfect work-life balance with our four-day work week! More time for yourself, your family, and your passions.
- On-Call Pay: Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed! We offer on-call pay to ensure you’re rewarded for your availability outside regular hours.
- Cell Phone Allowance: Stay connected effortlessly with our cell phone allowance, making it easier for you to manage communications.
- License Stipends: We recognize your hard work! Receive pay for specific licenses you hold, rewarding your expertise and qualifications.
- Affordable Medical Insurance: We provide affordable medical insurance options for you and your family, ensuring you have the care you need to stay healthy.
- Retirement Savings: Prepare for your future with our retirement savings plan, where the City contributes 2 to 1! It’s a fantastic way to build your nest egg while you grow in your career.
The City:
With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. Its strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions, and quality of life make it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer everyone.
The City's Mission is "To achieve excellence in managing the development of the community and providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced."
- People First – Giving priority to others
- Respect – Treating others with courtesy and dignity
- Integrity – Serving with honesty, trust and hard work
- Deliver – Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
- Excel – Creating an innovative and improving work environment
The purpose of this position is to maintain accurate meter records. This is accomplished by reading and maintaining meters and performing repairs on meters. Other duties may include customer service, installing and disconnecting meters, and interfacing with City employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.
- Reads meters by operating handheld reading devices, exposing buried meters, accurately reading and recording meter usage, manually closing meter lids and pumping water out of meters.
- Provides customer service by answering questions, explaining how to read meters, rereading meters if needed, notifying customers of leaks and connecting and disconnecting meters.
- Maintains meters by picking-up and completing work orders, changing out broken meters, monitoring meters for damage, preparing reports, communicating meter problems to the appropriate departments and inspecting meters for water leaks.
- Installs and disconnects meters by locating the correct address and stop locations, establishing meter locations, installing, reconnecting and disconnecting meters, handling customers and collecting payments.
- Provides direction to employees by assigning and monitoring work activities, providing assistance and guidance to other employees and ensuring quality control of work tasks.
High School diploma or equivalent and one (1) year of relevant heavy machine operation work experience. Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.
Special Requirements:
Must possess a valid Texas Class C vehicle license.
General Supervision: Work is normally reviewed upon completion, with occasional spot checks while in process, to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and conformance to established standards; autonomy is granted at the service or program level; work is subject to general and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.
City, State, and Federal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Meter reading systems, equipment, and operating procedures.
Diagnostics of equipment used in field testing.
Light and heavy equipment operations and maintenance.
Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
Skill in:
Establishing and maintaining working relationships with professional and support staff, vendors, the public, and City employees.
Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
Providing outstanding customer service and conflict resolution.
Reading and interpreting gauges and other related instrumentation.
Reading and understanding City, State and Federal rules and regulations.
Working effectively in a high-pressure environment with changing priorities.
Effectively communicating orally.
Physical Demands / Work Environment:
Ability to work outside, including in extreme temperatures, wetness, and humidity.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods.
Ability to lift, push, pull, reach, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb, and balance frequently.
Ability to operate city or personal vehicle for business purposes.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.
**THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. **
Salary : $18 - $26