2 Water Meter Technician Jobs in Lubbock, TX
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City of Lubbock, TX is Hiring a Water Meter Technician Near Lubbock, TX
City of Lubbock
Water Meter Technician
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Summary
Essential Functions
- Inspects and diagnoses metering technology utilizing specific software programs to perform meter diagnostics, analytics and meter maintenance for the purposes of either billing and/or equipment failure;
- Executes routine maintenance, repairs, and installation of meters, ancillary equipment, and meter vaults;
- Understands equipment operations, programs, and methods used in monitoring and troubleshooting the performance of communication equipment;
- Evaluates hardware and software to determine functionality, water flow, water pressure and water quantity;
- Maintain physical inventory of water meters, registers, meter boxes, and radio communication devices;
- Performs disconnects and connects for water meters;
- Performs water sampling for customers utilizing specialized equipment for water quality testing;
- Diagnoses potential problems that can affect the public water supply or the health and safety of the water customer;
- Acts as primary contact for all metering and billing issues reported by City of Lubbock billing office, water dispatch, and customers concerning advanced metering hardware and software;
- Retrieves utility metering data to verify service status and resolve billing concerns;
- Completes duplication of customer volume consumption to verify accurate billing;
- Investigates non-billed consumption situations to attempt to determine who is using service;
- Educates customers and personnel on water quality, high bill, and advanced metering infrastructure;
- Flushes fire hydrants to maintain water quality as needed;
- Diagnoses any potential cross connection or backflow that would adversely affect the water quality;
- Performs on-call and shift work duties as needed;
- Responds to emergencies which have the potential to adversely affect the customer or the public water supply;
- Perform assigned duties, as required.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Abilities
- Maintenance methods and procedures applicable to plumbing and/or water and wastewater systems;
- Local and state laws and regulations governing public water systems;
- Standards for maintaining, repairing, and testing a variety of meters used in residential, commercial, and industrial settings;
- Interacting with computers, mobile devices, or other hardware;
- Principles and processes for providing customer service;
- Review, and prioritize work orders and customer concerns;
- Locate, sort, and verify accuracy of data and work orders ;
- Communicate effectively with the customer;
- Operate various hand tools;
- Operate heavy equipment;
- Obtain required licenses and certifications within the required timeframe.
- Frequently walk and stand during the shift;
- Frequently climb stairs, ladders, and other inclined surfaces;
- Frequently bend and kneel during the shift;
- Frequently lift and carry up to 75 pounds;
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 100 pounds;
- Frequently flex upper trunk forward at the waist and at the knees;
- Frequently rotate upper trunk to the left or right while kneeling, sitting or standing;
- Frequently push and pull objects and place arms above, at, and below shoulder height;
- Coordinate eye, hand, and foot movement in order to operate a vehicle;
- Work is subject to exposure to frequent travel, extreme weather conditions.
Agency
City of Lubbock
Address
1314 Avenue K
Lubbock, Texas, 79401
Phone
806-775-2281
806-775-2303
Website
http://www.mylubbock.us
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Job Summary
Full Time
$49k-67k (estimate)
05/09/2023
04/29/2024
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