Water Systems Operator 1/2/3/4 - Meter Division

About the position

The Water Systems Operator performs a variety of apprentice level, complex technical duties related to coordinating and affecting the culinary and pressurized irrigation water metering system instrument and equipment installation, maintenance, repair and proper reporting of water usage of all customers. Works under close supervision of the Water Meters & Compliance Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Responds to public on various complaints related to culinary and pressurized irrigation water metering (high bills), service irregularities, application and enforcement of various rate schedules or different classes of customers.
• Advises and recommends to developers or contractors as to location and finished grade of culinary water boxes, setter, and pressurized irrigation box before culinary water meter is installed.
• Performs final inspection.
• Maintains inventory of instruments, meters, any related equipment, materials and supplies. Responsible for care, condition, and use of materials, equipment, and tools related to the culinary water system.
• Performs related duties as required.
• Installs culinary water meters and MXU units for commercial, industrial and residential use.
• Establishes and performs a variety of maintenance testing and repair on culinary water instruments, including pressure and volume test meters, leak detection equipment, MXU installation and repair devices used in the culinary water utility programs for testing equipment.
• Tests and maintains equipment to determine cause of meter malfunction.
• Tests large meters on site, smaller meters in the shop.
• Obtains work order; finds proper addresses; conducts pressure and volume metering test in response to customer complaints.
• Performs field meter installations and repairs; locates and corrects cause of disruption of service to supply and distribution lines; terminates water service due to un-paid accounts.
• Installs fixtures, master shut-off valve; installs and maintains meters and related connections.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school.
• Four (4) years' experience in drainage, irrigation, water or waste water operations.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Some knowledge of tools, instruments, equipment used in the operation, maintenance, and construction of the water meter system.
• Knowledge of setting up safe work zones in accordance with OSHA and state standards.
• Some skill in the operation of SCADA equipment and alarms.
• Ability to adapt to emergency or unusual situations; tolerate weather extremes in the work place.

Benefits

• Full-time Benefits Summary July 2024-June 2025