Meter Reader - Physical - MD Meter Services - Keyser Fort Ashby

FirstEnergy • Keyser, WV

3h • Onsite

About The Position

This is an open position with Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. Responsibilities include performing duties required to install, remove, replace, inspect, test, maintain, and repair electrical and electronic meters, instruments, and related equipment and circuits. The role also involves instructing and directing other employees, performing work of lower classifications, and other assigned tasks. The position actively promotes safety and requires adherence to safe work practices. Specific duties include making adjustments and repairs, performing regular inspections and maintenance, conducting standard operating tests on new equipment, testing installed equipment with portable test equipment, analyzing test results, investigating variations in energy use, calibrating meters and instruments, checking and recommending meter and service layout for industrial connections, preparing wiring diagrams, attending regulatory training, understanding safety handbooks and manuals, providing excellent customer service, and assisting during emergencies and storm-related activities, which may involve travel to various off-site locations.

Requirements

• Ability to perform physical work indoors and outdoors in all seasons.
• Must meet the physical requirements and have the ability to work safely from heights, working from ladders and/or from aerial baskets/buckets.
• Must have vision corrected to 20-30 and be able to properly distinguish colors.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license and be able to safely operate a company vehicle.
• Must hold a Technical Associate Degree (electrical or electronics preferred) or 5 Years of directly related experience.
• Must successfully pass the EEI TECH test.
• Successful candidate must be willing to live within 40 minutes of the Service Center.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties required to install, remove, replace, inspect, test, maintain, and repair both simple and more complex types of company and customer-owned electrical and electronic meters, instruments, and related equipment and circuits; instructs and effectively directs other employees in the performance of any duties for which qualified; performs all the work of the lower classification; and performs other work as assigned.
• Actively participate in and promote the Mon Power Safety Philosophy, work safely to advance the Mon Power Safety Vision, follow safe work practices.
• Make adjustments and repairs to meters, instruments, and related equipment and circuits.
• Make regular inspections to check the condition and operation of installed equipment and performs necessary maintenance work.
• Make standard operating tests and checks on new equipment to insure proper installation and operation in accordance with established standards and specifications.
• Make tests on installed equipment using portable test equipment.
• Analyze test results and make necessary recommendations.
• Make investigations to determine reasons for major variations in customers' monthly energy use and demands.
• Calibrate or check the calibration of meters and instruments.
• Check layout and recommend proper meter and service layout for industrial connections.
• Prepare internal and external wiring diagrams of metering and control installations for reference and record purposes.
• Attend all required regulatory training.
• Understand the Company’s Accident Prevention Handbook and Manual of Operations, and the practical application in the workplace.
• Provide excellent customer service to our electrical customers.
• Assist during emergencies and storm-related activities and travel to various off-site locations as well as FirstEnergy office locations, training facilities and customer sites, when requested.

Benefits

• competitive pay plus incentive compensation
• company-sponsored pension plan
• 401 (k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
• a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs
• skills development training with tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree