Meter Technician, Gas

LED FastStart•Alexandria, LA

8d•$38,120 - $47,661•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Alexandria is seeking professional individuals to begin a career in the Gas Department, located in the heart of Central Louisiana. This role involves performing technical tasks to maintain and repair meters and regulators for the City. The position also acts as the coordinator of related materials, parts, supplies, and equipment inventory. Positions in the Gas Department are subject to 24-hour call.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Two (2) years of experience in basic mechanical maintenance and repair of meters and related equipment
Some experience in purchasing and inventory management
Must possess a valid driver's license.
Will be required to obtain a valid State of Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment and maintain throughout employment for this classification.
Must possess and maintain any state or federal certifications required in the field of assignment.
Gas Department must obtain certifications as required by the Office of Pipeline Safety within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Services, repairs, installs, removes, and/or replaces meters and associated equipment, and performs related manual work, which may include locating and uncovering covered meters, raising meter boxes to ground level, cleaning out meter boxes, pumping water from meter boxes, replacing/repairing water meters, replacing cutoffs under pressure from main line, locating/repairing utility leaks, replacing meter boxes and lids, replacing meter couplings and washers, rebuilding small residential meters and large commercial meters, digging dirt/debris from meter boxes, or shoveling materials.
Maintains, repairs and tests meters and regulators; disassembles, cleans and paints meters and regulators; changes meter charts and performs flow tests; tests meters and regulators at high and low pressures to ensure adequate performance; repairs or replaces worn and defective parts; refinishes dial faces and number wheels; reassembles equipment for use; salvages usable parts of worn out meters and regulators; and maintains parts in inventory for future use.
Picks up malfunctioning and broken meters and regulators in the field; installs new and repaired meters.
Provides customer service in the field by responding to service calls, customer inquiries, and complaints; investigates operating condition of meters; calibrates meters; diagnoses and resolves problems; talks with customers at sites or leaves notices at door as appropriate to discuss problems, explain the tests performed, and provide information about potential repair options.
Provides assistance in locating utility leaks.