Field and Meter Services Representative ; 1st Qualified

Overview

Are you looking for an opportunity for professional growth and development? Consider joining the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department as a Field and Meter Services Representative I.

The City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department is seeking a self-starter able to work in a fast-paced environment responsible for performing the physical connecting and disconnecting of water supply to customers, reading water meters on assigned route for billing and service account initiation and termination, and other reasons as necessary, and installing and removing water meters.

• Perform physical connecting and disconnecting of water supply to customers.
• Read water meters on assigned route for billing and service account initiation and termination.
• Install and remove water meters.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

• Minimum of six (6) months experience of public contact or providing customer service to the public. Meter Reading or Field Service work for a public utility or like agency preferred.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Possession of a valid California Class “C” driver’s license. For out of state applicants, a valid driver’s license is required and a valid Class “C” California driver’s license must be obtained within ten (10) days of appointment (CA Vehicle Code 12505c).

The Field and Meter Services Representative I is the entry level in the field service series. Positions in this class may be assigned to work various shifts including weekends.

Work is primarily performed in a field environment that is frequently loud and prolonged, in a variety of environmental and extreme weather conditions (both indoors and out), and in or near street traffic with significant exposure to hazardous drivers. Incumbents are exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, heavy vibration, and in precarious places. Incumbents frequently work on slippery or uneven surfaces and work occasionally involves exposure to potential physical harm, infectious disease and hazardous chemicals, fumes, airborne particles, dirt, dust, grease, oil, solvents, and fumes in various states (gaseous, liquid, or solid).

Incumbents need to be able to tolerate unpleasant odors, wet conditions, and uncomfortable climate conditions. Incumbents are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand on a variety of surfaces, use hands to finger, handle, feel, grasp, or operate objects, tools, and controls, use hands and arms at any height (including above the shoulder), perform repetitive movements of hand and/or wrists and traverse or stand on uneven surfaces.

There is frequent need to stand, stoop, bend at the waist, walk, crawl, crouch, climb and perform other similar actions during the course of the workday. Employee accommodations for physical or mental disabilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Incumbents require sufficient mobility to work in a field setting in varying weather conditions, to operate various equipment, regularly lift and/or move in any direction materials and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, and to travel to various locations. Must be able to see in the normal visual range with or without correction with both eyes and depth perception with vision sufficient to see colors, adjust focus, read small print, computer screens, phone screens, and other printed documents.

Must be able to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction. Employee accommodations for physical or mental disabilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis.