• Job Description

  Req#: 4706414
  Reads and records water meter readings accurately on hand-held computers, along an assigned route to initiate billings for utility customers.
  • Imports/exports data between meter reading software and held-held computers.
  • Checks consistency of meter readings and reports unusual cases.
  • Re-checks readings upon high billing, new installations, cancelled service, and removals of water meters.
  • Maintains, replaces, installs, or removes water meters as required.
  • Makes water meter connections and disconnections digging out meters when covered by dirt, cleaning, repairing and testing water meters as necessary.
  • Pumps water out of flooded meters.
  • Inspects meters to insure proper function and reports broken lids, damage, or other meter defects.
  • Assists customers with information regarding observed leaks, service problems and general information or refers to the appropriate source.
  • Notifies customers of water being off for repairs or delivers door hangers for notices of cut offs or turning service on and off at meters, delinquent accounts; locks-out or resumes service once arrangements for payment have been made.
  • Maintains assigned vehicle and tools to ensure that equipment is safe, clean and in useable condition.
  • Operates equipment such as meter box keys, hand tools, and hand pumps, shovels, and picks.
  • The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
  
  NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES
  May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.
  
  
  
  
  This position is subject to the City of Hobbs’ Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes one or more of the following: pre-employment testing, post accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing.
  
  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  
  Graduation from high school or GED equivalent required. Prior meter reading experience preferred.
  
  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
  • Basic skill in computer operation.
  • Ability to walk for long periods of time under adverse conditions.
  • Ability to learn the geography of the City and assigned routes.
  • Ability to perform simple mathematical tasks and operate a hand-held meter reading computer accurately.
  • Ability to deal effectively with negative public contact.
  • Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.
  • Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Utilities personnel and general public.
  LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS
  • Valid state issued driver's license.
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk and hear, or occasionally reach with hands and arms from a standing position. The employee is frequently required to lay, stand, walk, kneel, stoop, crouch or crawl and use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate objects, tools or controls.
  
  The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  WORK ENVIRONMENT
  
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works outdoors. The employee occasionally works in confined spaces and is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and stinging insects and spiders, snakebites, and varmints.
  
  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• About the company

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