Meter Reader | Austin, TX

ACRT Pacific, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bermex seeks motivated individuals for the Meter Reader role in Austin, TX. As a Meter Reader, you will read and inspect water, gas, and electric meters, requiring outdoor work and effective communication with customers. No prior experience is necessary, and training will be provided.

Benefits

Health plans including dental and vision

Company paid group life insurance

Flexible Spending Account options

401(k) Retirement plan with company match

Company vehicle for driver-based positions

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• No experience necessary; training provided.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Read and inspect meters for water, gas, and electric.
• Report damage or malfunctions to supervisor.
• Provide information about meter services to customers.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Meter reading devices

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About The Team

At Bermex, we put value on our customer relationships. We’re 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.

Bermex, Inc.

Full time Regular

About The Team

At Bermex, we put value on our customer relationships. We’re 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 Reader reports to the Meter Services Supervisor at Bermex. This position plays a key role in reading and inspecting gas, electric, and/or water meters. This position also requires a high degree of walking in outdoor environmental conditions, excellent time management, and exceptional flexibility day to day.

What You’ll Do

Meter Reading:

• Read meters on a daily and/or special basis, typically on a customer’s premises for service bills
• Carry out assigned duties in the required time frame for cycle readings, assign sequence numbers to new services, and rearrange meter reading routes as necessary.
• Inspect meters and report damage or apparent malfunctions to assigned supervisor
• Evaluate unsafe conditions or clean out meter boxes
• Use electric, gas, water meter reading devices
• Use hand tools such as a screwdriver, pliers, flashlights, keys, gas detectors, generators, pumps, hand pumps, shovels, lid handles, etc.
• Use printed materials such as service orders, maps, manuals, and computer printouts
• Assist with training of new meter readers
  
  
  

Read Meters in Various Environmental Conditions:

• Extensively walk and stand for much of the workday
• Walk for long distances (occasionally up to 20 miles per day) 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:

• Refer all consumer 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: None. Must be 18 years of age or older
• Experience: No experience necessary, employees will be trained. Must possess a valid driver’s license
  
  
  

Nice to Have:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Experience: At least 1 year of experience in meter reading or working in outdoor conditions; 1 year of continuous work with the same employer, and/or 6 or more months working outdoors
  
  
  

Your Skills:

• Ability to multi-task, and work independently and as a team
• Exceptional flexibility in daily routines and route scheduling
• Adequate time management skills to finish daily meter reads in a timely manner, figuring out an efficient way to read meters for that day
• 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
  
  
  

This role would not be a good fit if you:

• Do not enjoy working independently
• Do not enjoy working in outdoor conditions
• Do not enjoy walking long distances
• Are not flexible and do not enjoy adapting to your current work schedule or routine
• Do not have adequate planning and time management skills to finish a days work in a timely manner
  
  
  

Drug/Alcohol Testing:

• Drug/alcohol testing is required
• Drug/alcohol testing required per Non-Regulatory 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 full-time 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 driver-based 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 travel-based 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 [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail 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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Utilities

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