Meter Reader (Paradise, CA) Posted 9/29/2025

Del Oro Water Company; California (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Eye Insurance

Paid Holidays

Vacation and Sick Leave

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Sick leave

Job summary

A water utility company in California is seeking an Entry-Level Water Utility Meter Reader in the Paradise/Magalia area. Responsibilities include water meter reading, leak repair, and maintaining company grounds. Candidates must be able to perform manual labor, pass a drug test, and live within 15 minutes of the work area. This full-time position offers competitive salary and benefits including health insurance.

Qualifications

• Willing to relocate within 15 minutes travel time to Paradise/Magalia, CA area.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor in all weather conditions.
• Pass a physical and drug test.
• Must pass a physical and a drug test.

Responsibilities

• Read and install water meters.
• Repair leaks in service lines and hydrants.
• Operate various manual and power tools.
• Operating a variety of manual and power tools, including light to heavy equipment.

Skills

Water meter reading

Repairing leaks

Manual labor

Operating tools and equipment

Job description

Overview

Del Oro Water Company is seeking a full-time Entry-Level WATER UTILITY METER READER for the BUTTE COUNTY (PARADISE/MAGALIA), CA area. Del Oro Water will train the ideal candidate in the following:

Responsibilities

• Water meter reading, installation, and maintenance
• Repairing leaks in service lines, mainlines, valves, and hydrants
• Maintaining buildings and grounds
• Operating a variety of manual and power tools, including light to heavy equipment, performing related work as required
• Be willing and able to perform heavy, manual labor in ALL weather conditions
• Be able to work independently
• Live in or be willing to relocate within 15 minutes travel time to the Paradise/Magalia, CA area
• Be willing and able to work on-call/standby hours, weekends and long hours may be required
• Pass a physical and a drug test

Water Utility Field Technician is considered a “first responder” during emergency conditions; candidates must live within twenty (15) minutes travel time of Districts Operations.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Salary and Benefits

• This is a full-time position with competitive starting salary depending on qualifications
• Health, Dental, Eye Insurance for employee and family (after 60 days), paid by company
• 7 Paid Holidays, Vacation (1 week after first year, increasing to a maximum of 3 weeks) and Sick Leave (accrued at 1/2 day per month)

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About us: Del Oro Water Company was established in 1963 and has proudly served California for over 60 years. Del Oro currently operates 20 water districts throughout the state of California. More information about Del Oro is available at our website: www.DelOroWater.com.