Supervisor, Measurement

Spire Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Spire Inc. is seeking a Field Measurement Supervisor to direct the day-to-day work installing, maintaining, and replacing Electronic Commercial and Industrial meters across multiple locations.

Directly supervise Spire employees performing this work and coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure project success. The role emphasizes safety, leadership, and accountability while guiding transformational change in metering technology.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in overall company operations.
• Knowledge of natural gas metering and measurement concepts.
• Experience working with enterprise software applications such as Click, Maximo, and CC&B.

Responsibilities

• Oversee health and safety implementation for the department.
• Provide leadership during transformational change with advanced metering technology for Commercial and Industrial customers.
• Organize work for crews and coordinate material, equipment, and personnel across locations.
• Inspect job sites before planning major projects and coordinate with foremen, sales, contractors, and engineering.
• Manage employee timekeeping, reports, and progress documentation; provide weekly updates.
• Lead on meter technologies and measurement procedures; ensure accuracy testing.
• Coordinate large residential, commercial, and industrial meter changes or field tests annually.
• Oversee repair and maintenance of meter stations and prefabrication/delivery of large stations.
• Train staff on meter and measurement procedures and standards.
• Rotate a weekly off-hour call schedule (1408 hours/year).
• Develop departmental procedures and training materials.
• Lead a diverse team through transformational change and foster a safe, ethical, inclusive workplace.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to engage a diverse group.
• Able to work independently and manage time to meet goals and deadlines.

Education

High School diploma or GED equivalent

Tools

Click

Maximo

CC&B

Job description

Spire is seeking a Field Measurement Supervisor. As a Supervisor, you will direct and manage the day to day work performed to install, maintain, and replace Electronic Commercial and Industrial meters. In this role, you will directly supervise Spire employees performing this work across multiple Spire locations.

Company Overview

We are committed to understanding the needs of the homes and businesses we serve. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate the competencies that bring the Spire vision, mission and culture to life:

• Adaptability: We embrace change, continuously seeking opportunities for improvement while remaining open-minded and flexible in response to evolving conditions and customer, stakeholder and company needs.
• Collaboration: We achieve more together through a foundation of respect, embracing healthy conflict, actively seeking and providing actionable feedback and fostering an environment where everyone’s input is welcomed.
• Ownership: We see things through, demonstrate accountability, honor commitments, take responsibility for outcomes and demonstrate initiative.

By living our values and competencies, we strive to create an environment where employees feel welcome, respected and valued.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of plans to ensure the health and safety of all employees in the department.
• Provide leadership and support to transformational change that will occur with the implementation of advanced metering technology for Commercial and Industrial customers.
• Organize work for crews and ensure that the material, equipment, welders, and other necessary personnel required to complete the jobs are available. Coordinate the planning and scheduling with Workload Planning.
• Inspect the job site prior to planning major projects and discuss/plan the job with the construction foreman, salesman, general contractor, and engineering before beginning construction and installation of meter set.
• Manage employee timekeeping, sick reports, vacation changes, and all other paperwork pertaining to personnel and projects; prepare and provide weekly job progress reports.
• Provide expertise and direction on various meter technologies used for measurement or accuracy testing.
• Coordinate large residential, commercial and industrial systematic meter changes or field tests as required each year.
• Coordinate the repair and maintenance of existing Commercial and Industrial meter stations.
• Manage and supervise the prefabrication and delivery of large meter stations.
• Train employees on proper meter and measurement procedures and standards.
• Rotate a weekly off-hour call out schedule of availability – 1408 hours per year.
• Develop departmental procedures and training material as required.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Ability to lead by example in support of the Company’s essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual’s unique skill and perspective.
• Ability to lead a diverse work group through transformational change that will benefit the company and our customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and establish rapport with a diverse array of people.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet individual goals and deadlines.
• Ability to lead a team and display a positive attitude for this dynamic environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• The current responsibilities are the direct management of 10+ field-based employees located across Spire.

Required Education (certifications, licenses)

• High School diploma or GED equivalent, required.

Required knowledge, skill and abilities

• 3+ years of experience in overall company operations, preferred.
• Knowledge of natural gas metering and measurement concepts, preferred.
• Experience working with Enterprise software applications such as Click, Maximo, and CC&B, preferred.

Physical demands, environment and schedule

• Typically, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Shared office environment and occasional in-field training, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Additional work time may be required as needed.
• Up to 25%of travel required.

Posting Requirements

Posting requirements: The above posting description is intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Spire, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Affidative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation, and recall regardless of the individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and/or other protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws.

For more information, please view our Integrity and Inclusion pages of our career site.

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