Supervisor Meter Services Texas DOT

About The Team

At Bermex we put value on our customer relationships. Were always looking for a way that we can delight our customers by going the extra mile. Bermex offers expert meter reading services and solutions to utilities and associated organizations throughout the United States including leak detection atmospheric corrosion line location software service solutions as well as water gas and electric meter reading. At Bermex we are always looking for motivated individuals who enjoy working independently and love the outdoors to become a part of our team.

About the Role

The Meter Services Supervisor reports to the Operations or Project Manager at Bermex. This position plays a key role in interacting with customers holding knowledge of industry standards interfacing with management from within and outside of the department and leading special initiatives in the meter reading department. This position also requires a high degree of metering reading knowledge excellent time management and exceptional interpersonal communication skills.

What Youll Do

Meter Services Supervision:

• Identify investigate and resolve issues ensuring deadlines are met
• Partner with customers managers utility or other personnel to ensure customer satisfaction with ongoing communication cooperative problem management and regular feedback on goal achievement or obstacles experienced
• Work with Manager and other leaders to identify and address inefficiencies and opportunities for cost reduction
• Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers
• Recommend and implement personnel actions such as employee selection evaluation rewards or disciplinary actions
• Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation equipment performance work methods or customer services
• Requisition needed personnel supplies equipment parts or repair services

Meter Reading Assistance:

• Drive vehicles or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers
• Interpret transportation regulations safety regulations or company policies and procedures for workers
• Prepare compile and submit reports on work activities operations productivity or workrelated accidents
• Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution
• Perform or schedule repairs or preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment
• Assist workers in tasks as needed such as reading daily meters/skips
• Extensively walk and stand for much of the workday
• Occasionally work outside in various weather conditions (rain sleet hail snow extreme heat or cold etc)
• Exert physical force moving objects (routinely 10lbs of force up to an occasional 50lbs of force)

Customer Communication:

• Handle customer inquiries when applicable or refer customer complaints to the appropriate authorities
• Provide general information about the meter services to customers when applicable
• Use telephones tablets and/or computers to communicate

Other duties as assigned.

About You

Must Haves:

• Education: High School Degree or GED
• Experience: Must be 21 years of age or older. Must have at least 3 year of experience in project management or a similar supervisory role. Upon hire the candidate will need to complete and pass all Pipeline Operator Qualification (OQ) training.
• Must have 3 years experience in gas meter exchanges.

Nice to Have:

• Education: Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 4 years of experience in smart metering supervision or a related field; 1 year of continuous work with the same employer and/or 6 or more months working outdoors

Your Skills:

• Ability to multitask and work independently and as a team
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to manage a team
• Exceptional flexibility in daily routines and route scheduling
• Project management skills
• Proven understanding of industry standards
• Adequate time management skills to facilitate worker efficiencies
• Excellent communication skills comfortable interacting with management and customers
• Ability to interact with unhappy or negative customers in a professional manner
• Excellent attention to detail for problem solving and finding
• Ability to walk long distances and prepare for weather conditions accordingly

Drug/Alcohol Testing:

• Drug/alcohol testing is required
• Drug/alcohol testing required per NonRegulatory requirements for employees working with water electric and meters
• Drug/alcohol testing required per Federal DOT regulations for employees working with gas meters

Benefits

Health and Safety:

• Group health plans including medical/prescription dental vision and a variety of other coverage options
• Company paid group life insurance accidental death & dismemberment insurance short and long term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts or an option for a Health Saving Account with company match
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members

Retirement:

• Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost
• Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match

PTO Plans (after 90 completed days of service for fulltime employees):

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Wedding Day
• Veterans Day paid time off for our veterans
• Paid Sick Time (New York based positions ONLY)

Perks/Allowances

• Company vehicle (for all driverbased positions)
• Gas card for company vehicle (if applicable)
• Company provided cell phone or mobile allowance (if applicable)
• Boot allowance from approved vendors
• Daily per diem for travelbased positions

Where We Work

Employees will begin their day at the local office where they will pick up their company vehicle equipment and assignments for the day.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a casebycase basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)