WATER METER MECHANIC - WTR DISTRIBUTION

BRIEF DESCRIPTION The purpose of this position is to maintain the distribution of water and the collection of wastewaters. This is accomplished by preparing job sites, installing, cleaning and repairing water and sewer lines; maintaining water and sewer lines, replacing pipes, cleaning and changing meters, cleaning and changing equipment; and cleaning the shop. Other duties include assisting operators and completing related assigned tasks. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Driver's License Required - Y Type - C OTHER REQUIREMENTS Mission Essential Position will be required to report for all inclement weather. This position is expected to regularly work in or around bodies of water greater in depth than 4 feet, which may pose hazard, especially in the absence of swimming ability. This position can be recalled. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Note: This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position. Additionally, please be aware of the legend below when referring to the physical demands of each essential function. (S) Sedentary (L) Light (M) Medium (H) Heavy (V) Very Heavy Exerting up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time. Exerting up to 20 lbs. occasionally; 10 lbs. frequently; or negligible amounts constantly; OR requires walking or standing to a significant degree. Exerting 20-50 lbs. occasionally; 10-25 lbs. frequently; or up to 10 lbs. constantly. Exerting 50-100 lbs. occasionally; 10-25 lbs. frequently; or up to 10-20 lbs. constantly. Exerting over 100 lbs. occasionally; 50-100 lbs. frequently; or up to 20-50 lbs. constantly. Code Essential Functions 1 L Regular and reliable attendance in compliance with given schedules is a mandatory requirement of this position. Schedules may be subject to change with or without advance notice 2 M Tests meters by inspecting for possible repair, scrubbing and cleaning meters, grouping into appropriate size and style, completing testing, rebuilding meters that failed test, and tagging meters that passed testing and inspection. 3 M Calibrates meters by reviewing standards, measuring water registered to standards, and adjusting based on those standards. 4 M Completes shipping and receiving duties by inspecting meters, and sending larger meters to manufacturers for testing. 5 H Installs large meters by contacting customers, coordinating work with customers, turning off water, disassembling meter, installing and testing, restoring water service, and flushing air from the system. 6 L Maintains records by recording work completed on large meters, posting information into databases, completing memos regarding meters to be added or removed from inventory, maintaining inventories, and providing information to supervision. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS Description of Minimum Job Requirements- Organization Responsibility Level EMPLOYEE Data Responsibility Copies, transcribes, enters, or posts data or information. People Responsibility Serves others such as customers, attending to their requests and exchanging information with them. Assets Responsibility Responsible for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, supplies or small amounts of money. Experience-Related Requirements Over six months and up to and including one year. Vocational/ Educational Preparation Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent. Mathematical Requirements Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages. Communications Requirements Reads routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures, or work orders; writes routine sentences and completes routine job forms and incident reports; speaks routine sentences using proper grammar. Judgement Requirements Makes a few decisions, affecting the individual and a few co-workers; works in a stable environment with clear and uncomplicated written/oral instructions but with some variations from the routine. Complexity of Work Performs semi-routine work, following procedures, with occasional problems; requires normal attention for accurate results. Impact of Errors Impact of decisions is moderately serious - affects most units in organization, and may affect citizens; or loss of life and/or damage could occur and probability is likely. Physical Demands Medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular basis and/or 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis. Equipment Usage Handles or uses machines, tools, or equipment requiring moderate instruction and experience such as large shop equipment and machines, firefighting apparatus, protective equipment, gang mowers, tractors, vehicles, police vehicles or light trucks, firearms, computers, peripherals, medical or dental equipment, software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, or custom applications, switchboard; or may repair power tools and light equipment and office machines. Unavoidable Hazards Works where exposure to bodily injury from electrical shock is a possibility such as operating high voltage equipment or repairing electrical generating equipment; or works in high, exposed places with risk of falling such as on power lines or scaffolding. Safety of Others Some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health. Position : 4714001 Code : 4714-1 Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL Location : WATER DISTRIBUTION Grade : NE 106 Job Family : 49-9071.00 MAINTENANCE & REPAI Job Class : WATER METER MECHANIC Posting Start : 04/24/2026 Posting End : 12/31/9999 HOURLY RATE RANGE: $18.10-$19.91