Journey Meter Technician or Apprentice Meter Technician
Journey Meter Technician or Apprentice Meter Technician
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Position: Journey Meter Technician or Apprentice Meter Technician
Department: Power Department
Status: Fulltime NonExempt (hourly)
Wage Range: $44.30 to $51.51 based on qualification experience and certification
Application Closing Date: May 18 2025
The typical work schedule is MondayThursday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
SUMMARY:
Apprentice: Performs a variety of apprenticelevel technical duties related to installing maintaining testing reading programming calibrating and repairing watthour and watt/varhour combination meters demand registers and instrument transformers (current and potential).
Journey: Performs a variety of journeylevel technical duties related to the installing maintaining testing reading programing calibrating and repairing watthour and watt/varhour combination meters demand registers and instrument transformers (current and potential) including the associated meter circuit wiring for singlephase meters both selfcontained and Instrument transformer rated polyphase meters both selfcontained and Instrument transformer rated and Net meters.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the close supervision of the Operations Manager.
SUPERVISION GIVEN: None
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Install program and maintain Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and other communicationbased metering programs; maintain metering totalizers and other pulse operating equipment.
Investigate meter tampering power quality and billing issues.
Interact with computers for meter programming testing and investigations.
Ensure that all installations are correctly wired according to metering codes and standards to secure the accuracy of revenue metering. Determine the presence of current diversion. Calculate pulse ratios rates and values.
Maintain and process meter inventory meter records and meter paperwork.
Develop and maintain professionalism and effective teamwork in the performance of job duties. Maintain good public relations with Kaysville residents contractors city inspectors suppliers and other contacts.
Openly and effectively collaborate and communicate with coworkers to identify and solve problems and to coordinate resources.
Participate in the planning and coordination of projects with the crew leader supervisor engineering line crews and contractors as assigned.
Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent; and
- Apprentice level: At least one (1) year of experience in an electrical or line worker field of work; or
- Journeylevel: Successful completion of a recognized journeylevel Meter Technician Apprenticeship program that includes a minimum of three (3) years of related onthejob training.
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Journey:
- Must be a certified Journey Meter Technician.
- Must be CPR certified.
- Must possess a valid Utah drivers license and be deemed insurable to operate city equipment and vehicles; a commercial drivers license (CDL) is preferred.
- Must be willing to accept oncall assignments.
Apprentice:
- Must be CPR certified.
- Must possess a valid Utah drivers license and be deemed insurable to operate city equipment and vehicles; a commercial drivers license (CDL) is preferred.
- Must be willing to accept oncall assignments.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS and ABILITIES:
- Demonstrate knowledge of local and state metering codes and the application of such codes and standard practices.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and comply with working rules safety practices regulations and policies including the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and group tailboards.
- Take the initiative to accomplish the responsibilities of the position.
- Evaluate and test PPE.
- Respectful customer interactions and relationships.
- Be responsive to suggestions to improve performance.
- Be professional honest courteous and respectful to others in your conduct.
- Be flexible to adapt to a changing work environment.
- Perform as a productive team member.
- Be accountable for your own performance behaviors and contributions.
- Exercise and demonstrate good judgment.
- Respond to unusual and hazardous circumstances especially in emergency situations.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
Position tasks require a variety of physical activities involving muscular strain related to walking standing stooping sitting reaching and lifting (50 lbs.). Essential functions require talking hearing and seeing. Common and complex eye hand and finger dexterity exists. Mental application utilizes memory for details verbal instructions emotional stability discriminating thinking and creative problem solving.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Incumbents of the position perform normally in an outdoor physical environment. Daily travel is required in the normal course of job performance. Regular exposure to changing weather conditions and hazards common to primary and secondary power systems.
HOW TO APPLY:
A Kaysville City online job application is required. Go to to complete an online application. Have questions about the position or the application/hiring process Contact the Kaysville City Human Resources Department at (801)or
NOTE: Kaysville City employment is contingent upon passing a preemployment drug test background check and/or general reference check.
Employees required to drive a motor vehicle as an essential job duty will be required to successfully complete a motor vehicle record (MVR) check following a conditional offer of employment.
Kaysville City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Trainee
