About Us : The City of Glendale's Water Services Department provides over 250,000 residents with safe, reliable, and high-quality water and wastewater services.

Glendale Water Services promotes industry best practices, leadership, and innovation to ensure our employees put public health and the vitality of our community first!

The Role : The Temporary Meter Reader is an entry level role into Water Services. In this role you will perform a variety of tasks to include going from residence to residence reading water meters, maintaining and replacing water meters, investigating high water usage, and responding to customer inquires.

The ideal candidate for this role will have have good customer service skills, and be able to answer questions from residents, and resolve issues.

Salary & Hours :

This temporary position is paid $21.50 per hour.

This is a Temporary position, and is approved to work up to 40 hours per week.

A typical work week ranges from 30-35 hours, Monday - Friday, with your day starting at 7 : 00 A.M.

Benefits : Temporary Personnel are entitled to participate in all City sponsored medical insurance plans.

Retirement : This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

Contribution is mandatory, and the current contribution rate is 12.29%.

• Reads water meters on an assigned route and records information into the electronic reader.
• Answers questions and provides information to customers and the general public.
• Investigates customer complaints regarding high usage readings, no water and water leaks.
• Assists customers in locating water leaks.
• Drives an assigned city vehicle to and from various locations.
• Inspects meters for proper operation and enters notation of damage or malfunction, illegal usage and other customer information into electronic, hand-held unit.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience in customer service or one year of experience working with landscape irrigation or light plumbing.

Candidates that have basic plumbing, landscaping, and data entry skills are preferred.

Knowledge of

City water billing procedures

Basic operation, maintenance, service and repair of water service equipment

Basic mathematics and record keeping principles

Skill in

The use of small hand tools

Operation of a 2-way radio

Ability to

Use a hand held computer

Analyze customer service problems and take appropriate action or make recommendation. Make independent on work site decisions

Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and provide good customer service

Interpret City and department rules as applied to water billing and collection services

Test water meters and determine reasons for excessive consumption

Install and replace water meters, clean out, raise / lower meters and replace pipes

Read and follow street maps

Provides training to department staff on meter reading and various service orders

Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying.

Special Requirements

• Applicants will be required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and will be subject to further drug and alcohol testing throughout their period of employment in accordance with the City of Glendale Substance Abuse policy.
• A valid Arizona driver's license.

Physical Requirements

Requires considerable walking, climbing, kneeling, lifting of up to 80 pounds and standing, often in confined spaces under all weather conditions.

Working Conditions

Last updated : 2024-05-19