Meter reader job description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 150 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

Join our ComEd team of nearly 6,000 employees who are responsible for maintaining more than 70,000 miles of power lines that make up the electric transmission and distribution system in northern Illinois.

Headquartered in Chicago, ComEd serves approximately 70 percent of Illinois'population, or 9 million residents.

At ComEd, we are committed to be the best electric delivery and energy information company, and we are driven to continue to improve service to our customers.

By joining our innovative team, you will help take the electric system into the future and meet customers'ever-expanding needs.

These positions will require a no-tolerance probationary period, require on-time daily attendance without time-off or tardiness, and require participation into the local union and payment of union dues.

Meter Reading duties include: reading residential, commercial and industrial meters and recording the meter registrations; reporting defects and irregular conditions in metering equipment; reporting changes in meter locations; resetting demand meters and sealing meters and metering equipment; detecting and reporting evidence of meter tampering; and interviewing customers to arrange for regular meter readings. Good written and verbal communication skills are required to interact with customers

Meter Readers receive one week of paid training to occur in the day or evening, as assigned by ComEd. Employees begin their employment in reporting locations determined by ComEd. ComEd reserves the right to adjust or change according to business needs. Shifts will be during the day and may require weekends.

Please note this is the main requisition and work locations can be assigned within: Chicago, North Suburbs, West Suburbs and South Suburbs across the entire ComEd territory with most of the anticipated openings to be in Chicago.

Qualifications

* Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent
* All candidates must pass an EEI pre-employment test prior to being considered as a candidate. CAST Test (Construction and Skilled Trade)
* Must be able to work outdoors in wind, rain, sleet, cold, heat, snow, etc.; work in rural and urban areas and harsh surroundings including street activity, contact with insects and rodents and is exposed to attack from dogs;
* Must be able to walk long distances (3 to 7 miles per day) and stand for a considerable amount of time every work day; ascend and descend ladders, ramps, walkways and stairs to reach meters wherever they are located which may include basements and attics;
* Meter Readers work the day shift (Monday through Friday) with occasional mandatory Saturday work
* A valid Drivers License with acceptable driving record is required and verified via background check
* Safety is a priority and training will be provided. All offers of employment are contingent upon passing a Background Check and Drug Screen test

We empower the best people to help sustain our world. 100% employee-owned. Independence guaranteed.

Company:
Bermex, Inc.

Full Time Meter Reader

Bermex is hiring Full-Time Meter Readers in the Austin, TX area.
Our workforce is essential to keeping the power on for millions of Americans who are either working to fight COVID-19 or who are staying home to stay safe. At Bermex our top priority is keeping our employees and those around us safe.

Compensation & Schedule:
- $18 Per Hour
· Work hours are full-time Monday thru Friday with some weekends required

Essential Job Functions:
· Record the readings of metering devices outdoors
· Report defective meters
· Follows daily route using GPS technology
· Walking up to 15 miles per day outside in all weather conditions

Safety has always been a core value and through this pandemic is no different. We have put in safety protocols and initiatives following the guidance of the CDC to keep our workers safe.

Requirements:
· No experience necessary, will train
· Valid Driver's License.
· Safe Driver with a clean license
· Must complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check

Bermex offers fantastic benefits to our employees and their families, which include:
· Company vehicle/fuel card for work-related and commuting purposes
· Company provided uniform & boot allowance program
· We are employee owned!
· Medical
· Dental
· Vision
· Vacation
· Holidays
· 401(k)
· Group and Optional life insurance
· Short- and long-term disability

#ZIP
#CB

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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)

Job Function: Meter Reading

Employee Type: Temporary Full Time


**FirstEnergy at a Glance**

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE)is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

**About the Opportunity**

This is an open position with Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

**Responsibilities include:**

+ Accurately reading meters installed on customer premises, including visually checking for and reporting service diversion and metering irregularities

+ Delivering company notices

**Qualifications:**

+ High school diploma or G.E.D.

+ Must possess a valid driver's license and an excellent driving record

+ Ability to safely drive and walk in all types of weather over all types of terrain

+ Must possess and use an all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle to read meters (eligible for mileage reimbursement)

+ Ability to successfully deal with customers

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills

+ Working overtime as needed

**Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity**

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

**Safety**

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

**Position Classification**

Bargaining Unit

**FirstEnergy Human Resources Team**

**Nearest Major Market:** Cumberland

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