Field Meter Servicer
Company | American Electric Power |
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Location | Vinita, OK, USA |
Salary | $24.67 – $29.79 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
- Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license
- Acceptable written and verbal communications skills
- Basic Understanding of Electricity
- Must be available by telephone or by Company-provided pager or cell phone
- Must have safe work habits and adhere to all safety rules and practices of the Company
- Must be able to treat the Company’s and customers’ business as confidential
- Must successfully complete all job demonstrations, examinations or other training required within such time frame as determined by the Company
- Must be willing to work overtime as required by job responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Disconnect and reconnect electrical service to customer, as directed, by removal or installation of self-contained single and three-phase kilowatt-hour meters or combination demand meters not to exceed 260 volts, for service orders, disconnects non-payment, inactive usage, or as otherwise directed
- Remove, install, or change self-contained single and three-phase kilowatt-hour or demand meters when the meter is broken, stopped, or operating improperly
- Bypass meters and/or associated equipment, when necessary
- Respond to service calls (including call-out rotations) on installations not to exceed 260 volts, single or three-phase and associated AMI equipment as assigned
- Report irregularities and abnormal conditions and conduct the investigation of energy diversion and tamper alerts
- Receive, inspect, test, adjust, clean, repair and program single-phase meters, take inventory of meter stock and resolve discrepancies as assigned
- Develop a working knowledge of single-phase self-contained metering and metering practices
- Read billing and non-billing meters, as may be assigned
- Operate communication equipment, including entering data via the appropriate work management system
- Assist in storm restoration activities as requested
- Perform similar or less skilled work as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- One year experience in meter reading or other related experience preferred