The City of Kannapolis offers a low stress, family oriented community with loads of southern charm in an ideal climate. Conveniently located to the interstate, local and national airports, and home to an Amtrak station, your workplace and home is a short travel time from the mountains, the beaches or anywhere along the East Coast of the United States.

Kannapolis is a place where you can live a good life. A healthy holistic life. A community that welcomes new people, new ideas and new businesses. A place where there is a balance between work, family, and social living. A unique place where health, nutrition, science and education are becoming the business of the City and where a significant investment of the business sector has already been made.

The City has a myriad of opportunities to practice healthy living with parks, walking and biking areas. The City is home to eight universities, who have teamed up on the campus of the N.C. Research Campus, to make breakthroughs in health and nutrition research.The eight universities are Appalachian State, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC- Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, N.C. A&T, N.C. Central and North Carolina State. 

Kannapolis is a beautiful place. The streets are lined with trees and quaint craftsman homes, and with the grandeur of the campus of the N.C. Research Center, you instantly feel that this is where you and your family will live a balanced healthy life.

Industry: Government Administration
Company Size: 201-500 employees

City of Kannapolis

Savvy Admin PROD

**Hiring Range: $19.94 - $22.93 hourly**

**$41,490 - $47,714 annually**

**Two available positions**

**Open until filled**

**Job Summary**

The Meter Service Technician performs skilled work in the maintenance and repair of water meter equipment. Reporting to the Crew Supervisor, the Meter Service Technician.

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS **: ~~The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of a specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.~~

- Loads and unloads hand-held meter reading devices.

- Rechecks readings for accuracy.

- Cleans, repairs, calibrates, and tests meters for use in the field.

- Checks meters for proper operation, removes defective meters, repairs defective meters, and installs new ones.

- Inventories supplies and checks on meter and supply prices from vendors.

- Gathers information on new products and equipment.

- Maintains computer records of meter types, sizes, and age.

- Handles customer complaints, re-reads meters, checks for leaks.

- Conducts connects and disconnects of the water meters (for non-payment, move ins and move outs).

**Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities**

- Considerable knowledge of the repair and maintenance of water meters or similar devices.

- Considerable knowledge of the methods and procedures involved in the reading of meters and transmitting or recording of consumption.

- General knowledge of the geography and street locations of the City.

- Ability to instruct workers on the use and function of meter reading equipment.

- Ability to direct the work of others.

- Ability to observe safety measures and to train individuals in these matters.

- Ability to use a computer for data entry.

- Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.

- Ability to understand and follow written or oral instructions.

- Ability to work with the public with tact and courtesy.

**Required Experience And Training**

High School Diploma / GED required, and 1 year of experience in work related to repair and installation of water meters or similar equipment; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

**Special Requirements**

Grade "A" Meter Certificate, Grade "C" Water Distribution certificate, and Grade "C" Meter Technician certification. Valid North Carolina Class C driver’s license is required to be maintained for the duration of employment.

**Job Related Physical Activity Requirements**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

This position involves work requiring the employee to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force and less force frequently to move objects. Physical activity related to this position may include climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Sufficient visual acuity is required to perform mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as technicians. An employee in this position will be exposed to inside and outside environmental conditions including extreme heat and cold; and may be exposed to vibrations. An employee in this position could be "reasonably anticipated" as a result of performing their job duties to face contact with blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Meter Service Technician

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