Meter Reader | Paulding

Job Title & Details

Bermex, Inc.

Full time – Regular

Location:

Hiram, Georgia, United States

Posted:
July 18, 2026

At Bermex, we value customer relationships and strive to delight our clients by going the extra mile. We provide expert meter reading services and solutions to utilities across the United States, including leak detection, atmospheric corrosion, line location, software services, and water, gas, and electric meter reading.

The Meter Reader reports to the Meter Services Supervisor and plays a key role in reading and inspecting gas, electric, and water meters. The role requires a high level of walking in outdoor conditions, excellent time management, and exceptional flexibility day to day.

• Salary Transparency: $18 per hour

Meter Reading

• Read meters on a daily and/or special basis, typically on a customer's premises for service bills.
• Carry out assigned duties within 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 the assigned supervisor.
• Evaluate unsafe conditions or clean out meter boxes.
• Use electric, gas, and water meter reading devices.
• Use hand tools such as a screwdriver, pliers, flashlights, keys, gas detectors, generators, pumps, hand pumps, shovels, and other necessary tools.
• 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 up to 10 lbs and occasionally up to 50 lbs.

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.

• Education:
  
  Some high school education; must be 18 years of age or older.
• Experience:
  
  1 year working in outdoor conditions. Employees will be trained in meter reading.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience:
  
  1 year of experience in meter reading.

• Able 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.
• 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 solutions.
• Ability to walk long distances and prepare for weather conditions accordingly.

• 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 day's work in a timely manner.

• Drug/alcohol testing is required.
• Test required per non‑regulatory requirements for employees working with water, electric, and meters.
• Test required per Federal DOT regulations for employees working with gas meters.

• 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 Savings Account with company match.
• Company‑paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members.

• Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost.
• Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match.

• Paid Vacation (after 90 completed days of service for full‑time employees).
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Wedding…