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Job Description
Pay Range: $21.26/hr. - $26.57/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Friday October 25, 2024
Workdays & Hours: 1 st ShiftMonday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
2 nd Shift Monday - Friday 1:00 pm- 9:30 pm
Some evening/weekend work required
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Meter Service Technician II job is available within the City of Fort Worth Water Department in the Meter Services section. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for conducting water meter asset surveys, identifying lead and galvanized materials, and managing survey work orders. You will play a crucial role in surveying both new and rehabilitated development areas, ensuring adherence to quality assurance and quality control standards for our Geographical Information Mapping System (GIS).
This position operates in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, responding promptly to the needs of over 296,000 Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI) meters that require diligent maintenance. You will also provide invaluable support to the Utility's IT team to enhance the GIS mapping of water meter assets.
If you are driven, detail-oriented, and ready to take on a vital role in maintaining the water infrastructure of our community, we encourage you to apply and be part of our dedicated team!
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED
- Two (2) years of increasingly responsible water meter repair, installation, and reading experience
- Valid driver’s license
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, within six (6) months of employment, a Class C Water Distribution certification from the State of Texas Distribution certification from the State of Texas
- Must be able to work rotational on call, after hours, including evenings, weekends holidays and overtime as needed
- Must be able to pass a drug test and physical
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous plumbing, mechanical, utility, or construction field work experience
- Knowledge and experience using a work order system
- Bilingual
- Basic computer skills
The Meter Services Technician II job responsibilities include:
- Performs installation and preventative maintenance on 1.5”-2” water meters, endpoints (radio transmitter), pipe fittings, valves, meter boxes and lids.
- Programs connection of meter and endpoint to radio network and configures route and cycle information
- Performs complex water services field investigations in response to customer inquiries, inspects condition of 1.5”-2” water meters and pipe fittings for installation, repair, or replacement. Identifies and reviews resource needs with appropriate management staff.
- Assists in the installation and preventive maintenance on 3” and above water meters.
- Assists in water meter projects performed by in-house staff and/or contractors.
- Creates and completes electronic work order assignments. Confirms that all necessary information is included on the work order including accurate meter, register and smart point information.
- Assists in monitoring and evaluating quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of assigned field operations methods and procedures.
- Assists in inspecting of maintenance, construction, repair and operational activities.
- Assists in conducting inspections of Meter Services Technician I vehicles and tools.
- Assists with training Meter Services Technician I. Communicates Meter Services Technician I productivity, operational needs, and inspects their and vehicles job related issues to Senior Meter Services Technician and/or Crew Leader.
- Assists with special projects and performs other duties as required.
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
Working Conditions Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases and work space restrictions. Requires working outdoors in all-weather environments including wind, rain, snow, extreme cold, or high heat, fumes, etc. Frequently exposed to dangers related to plants, animals, insects, spiders, and snakes.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by anemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Heavy Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 100pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects. This includes but is not limited to cases of water meters, registers, and automated metering supplies, tools, equipment, etc. Duties require mobility to work out in the field.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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