Lead Meter Mechanic

Description

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Safety Sensitive:YES Level II Screening: NO

Under the general direction of the designated supervisor, leads and participates in the work of personnel involved in installing, maintaining, repairing and servicing residential, commercial and industrial water meters; and the AMI (Automatic Meter Infrastructure); performs related duties as assigned

Carries out supervisor responsibilities when supervisor is not available, in accordance with the City’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include, assigning, and directing work; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Responsibilities And Reporting During An Emergency Situation

Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice.

Non-Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee’s Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work.

Perks And Benefits

• Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
• 13 paid holidays
• Pension plan & optional Deferred Compensation
• City-paid life insurance
• Optional Vision, Dental, and Disability Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site Gym facility
• And much more!
  
  

Duties/Responsibilities

• Leads, schedules, evaluates and participates in the work of employees engaged in the installation, testing, and repairing of residential, commercial, and industrial water meters.
• Instructs and trains employees in the duties and tasks concerned and with the safe and efficient operations and repairs of meters, hand and power tools.
• Provides technical assistance to staff.
• Routes daily work orders based on service and repair priority criteria.
• Ability and willingness to complete an acceptable amount of work orders during a workday.
• Ability to operate and use a smart phone and other forms of technology.
• Repairs leaks within the meter box, customer side or city side.
• Tests and repairs water meters.
• Responsible for maintenance of meter boxes and lids, trim bushes, meter box replacement, and cleaning out of meter box.
• Assists with the maintenance of the AMI system including collectors and repeaters.
• Performs curb stop change outs.
• Installs, removes and rebuilds hydrant meters.
• Reads city meters using the AMI reading system, laptop and handheld as needed.
• Performs meter change outs as scheduled.
• Maintains motor vehicles, equipment and supplies necessary to complete assigned tasks.
• Communicates with customers as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May participate in on-call duty.
• Perform after hour service as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Skill in organization, attention to detail, prioritization, and time management.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment, including hand tools etc.
• Ability to understand the organization and operation of the City and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and interpretation based on acquired knowledge in circumstances where limited standardization exists.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two years’ experience in utilities repair or related work.
• Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing required.
• Must possess Florida Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record and must posses or be able to possess Class B CDL endorsement license within 6 months of appointment.
  
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
  
  

Work Performed Is Primarily

• Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Contact with internal and external customers.
• Ability to perform strenuous work in varying and adverse weather conditions.
• May be exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; risk of electrical shock; risk of vibration.
• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including evenings, weekends, holidays and during emergencies.
  
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Full-time Regular City Employee Benefits

• Health Insurance (Florida Blue)
• City paid employee coverage. HMO or PPO plans are available. Dependents can be added, Employee pays 30% of premium. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Basic Life Insurance (USAble Life)
• City paid. The benefit is equal to 1x the annual base pay, rounded to the nearest $1000.00.
• Optional Vision Insurance (VSP)
• Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Optional Dental Insurance (Humana)
• Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Supplemental Insurance
• Employees may purchase various types of supplemental insurance (life, AFLAC) at group rates through payroll deduction.
• Pension Plan (General) Administered by Resource Centers
• Pension Plan (Police and Fire) administered by Foster & Foster
• 401(a) (Mission Square)
• Certain management positions can opt out of the General Pension into a 401(a).
• Roth IRA (Mission Square)
• Offered through payroll deduction.
• Disability (USAble Life)
• Employee paid short & long-term disability insurance.
• Leave Time (Sick, Vacation)
• Paid Holidays
• City recognizes 13 holidays which include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Birthday Holiday and Floating Holiday.**Birthday and Float after 1-year of service.
• Deferred Compensation Programs (Mission Square) OR (Nationwide )
• Tax-deferred savings plan available for retirement purposes. Employee-only contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employees can elect to use pre-tax dollars to cover un-reimbursed medical or dependent daycare expenses.
• Payroll Direct Deposit
• Available to any banking institution or credit union. Suncoast Federal Schools Credit Union membership is available to City employees.
• Employee Assistance Program (ESI)
• City-paid availability to licensed professional counselors for non-work related personal issues with 100% confidentiality.
  

Please note: Benefits do not apply to On-Call, Temporary, or Seasonal positions. Insurance Benefits only apply to regular Full-time positions.

01

Do you currently possess a minimum of a High School diploma or GED or higher?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

Do you currently possess a minimum of two years' of experience in utilities repair or related work?

• Yes
• No
  
  

03

If the answer is Yes to question #2, please explain. If you answered "No" please enter "n/a".

04

I understand that this position requires Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing.

• Yes
• No
  
  

05

This Position Requires You To Currently Possess a Valid Florida Driver's License With An Acceptable Driving Record At Time Of Hire OR Possess a Valid Florida Commercial Driver's License, Class "B" Or Higher At Time Of Hire, OR Ability To Obtain a Florida Commercial Driver's License, Class "B" Within Six Months From Date Of Hire, Please Indicate Your Status

• I currently possess a valid Driver's License with an acceptable driving record
• I currently possess a valid Florida Commercial Driver's License, Class "B" or higher
• I currently possess a valid driver's license and I am willing and able to obtain to obtain a Florida Commercial Driver's License, Class "B" within six months from date of hire.
• None of the above
• Required Question