What are the responsibilities and job description for the Meter Controls Technician position at Benton Utilities?
Department: Metering
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and minimum qualifications of this job. The incumbent(s) may be required to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign job-related responsibilities and tasks to this job at any time. Certain functions are understood to be essential; these include, but are not limited to, attendance, getting along with others, working a full shift, and dealing with and working under stress. Any essential function of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant when possible.
Primary Accountabilities:
The Meter Technician I performs skilled and semiskilled electrical and mechanical work in the installation, testing, and maintenance of single and three-phase meters and meter related equipment. This position may also provide assistance to the Meter Superintendent and assist other staff in areas that consist of construction, maintenance, and/or repair work on but not limited to meters and sewer stations on an as-needed bases.
Essential Functions:
- Adheres to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
- Tests conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
- Drives vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
- Identifies circuit breakers, fuses, transformers, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
- Assists with install, maintain, and repair of conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
- Places insulating or waterproofing materials over conductors and joints.
- Installs watt-hour meters.
- Splices or solders cables together to customer service lines, or traffic light cabinets, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
- Inspects and tests equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
- Coordinates work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
- Cleans, tins, and splices corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
- Properly computes current transformer ratios required for accurate meter consumption.
- Interprets schematics, trouble shoot electronic controls, variable frequency drives and programmable logic controllers.
- Coordinates work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
- After six months of training and completion of the skills test, employee will be eligible to take Track 1 from the Great Lakes Electric Meter School
- Will have to travel for training and educational activities
- Performs other duties, as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED), required.
The drive to achieve personal advancement.
Ability to use a computer and capable of learning utility and meter software.
Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Ability to complete and pass skills tests provided by department
Demonstrate poise, tact, and diplomacy with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and situations.
Physical Demands:
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - hard hat, safety glasses, etc.
Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds and push/pull up to seventy-five (75) pounds.
Ability to stand, walk, reach, twist, turn, kneel, bend, squat or stoop for prolonged periods of time.
Ability to manipulate, reach outward and above the shoulders, climb, grasp, and speak, frequently.
Ability to operate a keyboard or ten (10) key.
Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus. Color vision in driving vehicles is required.
Acute hearing is required when working around traffic equipment.
Work Environment:
Work is performed primarily outside in all types of weather conditions but may require tasks to be performed in an office environment.
May encounter serious hazards on the job, including working with low and high-voltage electricity.
Although most work is performed within scheduled hours, some irregular hours on evenings, weekends, and holidays may be necessary.
SAFETY SENSITIVE: This is a SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITION. A safety sensitive position is a job or position where the employee holding this position has the responsibility for his/her own safety or other people’s safety. Lack of attention in a safety sensitive position can result in ana incident that adversely affects the health or safety of employees, contractors, the public, or the environment. An employee has to be with clear mind and diligent while occupying this position.
Additional Duties:
Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.