Senior Meter Electrician - Maui

Hawaiian Electric•Kahului, HI

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Meter Electrician installs and tests new and existing metering equipment and maintains meters and related equipment used in distribution and streetlight systems. The position is in Hawaiian Electric Company’s Meter Department within the Substation & Meter Division, based in Kahului, Maui. It is a non-exempt bargaining-unit role with a Monday–Friday schedule, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., and a stated wage of $57.53. The role includes field and shop work, meter installation and testing, troubleshooting support, maintenance and calibration of metering equipment, recordkeeping, and direction or review of work by personnel in lower classifications. The employee may also be assigned an emergency-management role and specific emergency functions.

Requirements

Possess and maintain a valid driver's license issued by Hawaii or another U.S. state, and meet the company’s standards for driving positions.
Be able to identify and distinguish colors, including shades, hues, and tints.
Be able to lift and carry instrument transformers.
Pass the Company Written Job Knowledge Test and Job Performance test.
Graduate from a Meter Electrician Apprentice Program or have equivalent training and experience.
For a new hire to qualify to take the Senior Meter Electrician job knowledge test: demonstrate sufficient proficiency in normal day-to-day meter-shop activities, including use of CIS and test boards and general housekeeping, for at least three months, as determined by the Working Foreman or Supervisor.
For a new hire to qualify to take the Senior Meter Electrician job knowledge test: demonstrate sufficient understanding of meter-shop procedures and processes, as determined by the Working Foreman or Supervisor.
For a new hire to qualify to take the Senior Meter Electrician job knowledge test: provide proof of successfully completing a qualified meter electrician apprenticeship program.
For a new hire to qualify to take the Senior Meter Electrician job knowledge test: provide proof of at least three years of journey-worker experience as a meter electrician at another organization.
For a new hire to qualify to take the Senior Meter Electrician job knowledge test: successfully pass the company written job knowledge test and job performance test; direct observation of work performance by a supervisor or working foreman may substitute for the job performance test, with supporting documentation.

Responsibilities

Install, wire, inspect, and test new and existing meter installations in the field.
Use electrical standard instruments, including ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, rotating standards, power factor or phase meters, and phase-sequence indicators.
Install or work with linemen to install current and potential transformers on high-voltage circuits; use heavy tools for pipe cutting or threading and lift and carry equipment as required.
Read all types of meters and collect data from recording meters.
Perform meter-records work, including transaction edit reports, when required.
Assist the Operations Division with field trouble calls.
Check and reset low-voltage circuit breakers (600 volts and below) and replace low-voltage fuses.
Direct or check the work of personnel in lower classifications who are assigned to the work.
Repair and check mechanical and electrical metering devices.
Check and calibrate secondary standards as required.
Maintain records for all phases of testing and installation.
Perform work of lower-graded Meter Electricians in the field or shop as required.
Perform similar and incidental duties as required.
Assume an assigned emergency-management role and perform specific functions as needed during an emergency; routine trouble calls or callouts are excluded from this emergency assignment.