Supervisor, Meter Services | Lawrenceville, GA

ACRT Pacific, LLC; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan / ESOP

PTO (paid time off)

Company vehicle

Gas card for company vehicle

Cell phone allowance

Boot allowance

Per diem for travel

Job summary

Bermex, Inc. is seeking a Meter Services Supervisor who will lead the meter reading team, interact with customers, and ensure high-quality service delivery across projects.

This role emphasizes strong communication, leadership, and regulatory knowledge, with outdoor work and extensive walking required. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, at least 1 year in a supervisory role, and readiness to complete required safety and qualification training.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1+ year in a supervisory or project-management role.
• OQ training or willingness to complete Pipeline Operator Qualification training.

Responsibilities

• Supervise meter services with a focus on meeting deadlines.
• Coordinate with customers, managers, and utilities to ensure satisfaction.
• Identify inefficiencies and opportunities for cost reduction.
• Train new workers and assign tasks as needed.
• Oversee personnel actions and performance improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Time management

Communication

Customer coordination

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree (nice to have)

Job description

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 Services Supervisor reports to the Operations or Project Manager at Bermex. This position plays a key role in interacting with customers, holding knowledge of industry standards, interfacing with management from within and outside of the department, and leading special initiatives in the meter reading department. This position also requires a high degree of metering reading knowledge, excellent time management, and exceptional interpersonal communication skills.

What You’ll Do

Meter Services Supervision

• Identify, investigate, and resolve issues ensuring deadlines are met
• Partner with customers, managers, utility, or other personnel to ensure customer satisfaction with ongoing communication, cooperative problem management, and regular feedback on goal achievement or obstacles experienced
• Work with Manager and other leaders to identify and address inefficiencies and opportunities for cost reduction
• Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers
• Recommend and implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, rewards, or disciplinary actions
• Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, or customer services
• Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services

Meter Reading Assistance

• Drive vehicles or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers
• Interpret transportation regulations, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers
• Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, productivity, or work-related accidents
• Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution
• Perform or schedule repairs or preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment
• Assist workers in tasks, as needed, such as reading daily meters/skips
• Extensively walk and stand for much of the workday
• Occasionally work outside 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

• Handle customer inquiries when applicable or refer customer 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

High School Degree or GED

Experience

Must be 21 years of age or older. Must have at least 1 year of experience in project management or a similar supervisory role. Upon hire, the candidate will need to complete and pass all Pipeline Operator Qualification (OQ) training

Nice to Have

Education: Bachelor's Degree Experience: 2 years of experience in smart metering supervision or a related field; 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
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to manage a team
• Exceptional flexibility in daily routines and route scheduling
• Project management skills
• Proven understanding of industry standards
• Adequate time management skills to facilitate worker efficiencies
• 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

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

Company Information

Company: ACRT, Inc. From coast to coast and everywhere in between, ACRT Services and its family of companies is looking to hire the industry’s best talent. We’re looking for independent, self-driven people who turn challenges into solutions. People who want to use their careers to help utilities keep their customers in power. People who want to help us sustain our world. If that’s you, then we want to talk. Explore our open positions now, and start a career that can make a difference for others nationwide. Accountable to self and others Customer and company fairness Responsibility of ownership Trustworthy in all things Mission: To engage the best people and make them better to foster resiliency, environmental stewardship, compliance, stakeholder partnerships, and safer communities. Vision: To be the leader for innovation and industry-shaping solutions within the infrastructure and environmental space. ACRT Services and our family of companies are fully committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. We seek to hire and empower the best people, providing exceptional service no matter where and when duty calls. We also believe in our people and invest in them through continuing education and believe in a positive, active workplace culture. If you require reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or hiring process due to disability, you may submit your request by calling 800.622.2562. For additional details please use the link provided below. careers.acrt.com/careers/job-listings Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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)