Metering Technician

Metering Technician

The City of Lodi Electric Utility Department is currently accepting applications for Metering Technician. To be considered for this position, applicants must complete and submit an online application for employment with detailed information in each section of the application:
Work Experience, Education, Certificates and Licenses, and Skills. No paper applications will be accepted. The examination process will consist of a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire; therefore, it is to your advantage to provide as much detailed and relevant work experience as possible, as a resume will not be accepted or reviewed in lieu of the application materials.

Only the best qualified applicants will be invited to continue in the recruitment process.

Job descriptions are intended to present a broad and general range of duties which includes, purpose, responsibilities, and scope of work. Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Under general direction plans and organizes, performs skilled work in the areas of maintenance, testing, repair and installation of electric meters; provides training to other employees; participates in policy and standards development and does related work as required.

Performs shop and field calibrations of electric meters; installs current and voltage transformers with associated equipment and verifies the complete installation to assure accurate metering; installs and maintains load survey, load management and recording metering equipment;

Conducts the scheduled testing and circuit analysis of existing revenue metering facilities;

Investigates customer complaints and takes corrective measures, if necessary;

Performs acceptance testing of metering material and equipment; maintains appropriate records on all metering equipment and installations;

Participates in the development of standards and specifications with other agencies and industry representatives;

Handles vandalism and power diversion cases and makes reports to appropriate City staff;

Prepares and conducts training sessions;

Performs related duties as necessary for the operation of the City.

Knowledge of:

Various electric meters, their operation and the methods and equipment used in their testing and repair; AC and DC circuits with particular reference to Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's Law and Blondel's Theorem; various modern electronic components and circuits; inductance, capacitance, power factor and vector analysis;

Modern metering methods for single and polyphase circuits; applicable electrical codes;

Necessary precautions to be taken when working around energized equipment;

Ability to:

Under general direction plans and organizes, performs skilled work in the areas of maintenance, testing, repair and installation of electric meters; provides training to other employees; participates in policy and standards development and does related work as required.

Use modern precision instruments and testing equipment to obtain specified performance; use mathematics, including trigonometry;

Establish preventative maintenance programs and keep appropriate records;

Read and interpret electrical drawings, plans and specifications; prepare and write reports and maintain records; operate modern computer equipment for programming of and retrieving data from microprocessor-based modern metering equipment.

Work independently with limited direct supervision; understand and carry out written and oral instructions;

Maintain effective working relationships with a variety of City staff, outside agencies and utilities, vendors and others.

Experience:

Attainment of journey level Metering Electrician status and three (3) years experience in this status.

Education:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade, including trigonometry.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:

Possession of a valid driver's license issued from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Maintain the following physical abilities: see well enough to read, write and make observations, operate hand tools, vehicles and equipment; hear well enough to converse on the radio, telephone and in person; bodily mobility to walk for periods of time including slippery or uneven surfaces; bend, kneel, reach, stand, crouch or climb occasionally; operate assigned equipment and vehicles and perform manual labor occasionally;

operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; verbally communicate to exchange information; ability to tolerate extreme fluctuations in temperature, noise, dust, and all types of weather and temperature conditions, while performing essential functions and be able to lift up to twenty-five pounds as necessary.

* FLSA Status: NON-EXEMPT