Meter Reader

Description

This is the first of three levels in the Meter Reading series. Incumbents read assigned utility meters and record readings. Responsibilities may include reporting inconsistencies, discrepancies, and/or dangerous situations.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Education and Experience:
  
  High school graduate or GED equivalent.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

License and

Certifications:

• Possession of a valid driver's license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Basic work etiquette.

• Skill in: Following written and oral instructions.

• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

• Crouching:
  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

• Feeling:
  Perceiving attributes of objects by touching with skin, particularly fingertips.

• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working with fingers.

• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Hearing:
  Perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at the knee to rest on knee(s).

• Mental Acuity:
  Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion:
  Substantial movements of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Speaking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word with the ability to convey detailed or important instructions.

• Standing:
  Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word with the ability to convey detailed or important instructions to others.

• Visual ability 1-5:
  Sufficient to perform tasks such as data preparation, analysis, transcription, computer terminal use, color, depth perception, field vision, and inspection of small defects or parts.

• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.