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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Meter Electrician I
FLSA: Standard/Non-Exempt EEO Category: (70) Skill Craft
Class Code: 15635 Salary Grade: ZI4
Approved: April 01, 1994 Last Revised: September 11, 2017

Purpose:
  Under close supervision, perform installation, removal, repair and testing of electrical meters
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Install electrical metering devices.
  2. Check, clean, service equipment, pumps, power tools, etc.
  3. Operate electronic testing equipment.
  4. Record data on appropriate documentation.
  5. Answer citizen questions and provide assistance.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
  None.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of methods, procedures, tools and equipment in testing electrical and electronic metering devices.
  • Knowledge of safety rules and procedures when working with energized electrical systems.
  • Knowledge of installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical equipment, apparatus, and instruments.
  • Skill in use of tools and various types of test equipment required to test, calibrate electric and electronic meters.
  • Skill in making time calculations to determine meter adjustments.
  • Skill in maintaining accurate records of solar and electronic readings.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other city employees and the general public.
  • Skill in bench-testing various types of metering devices.
  • Skill in reading, interpreting, and preparing electric and electronic diagrams and instruments.
  • Skill in the use of tools and equipment used in the installation and repair of electric meters.
  • Skill in disassembling and repairing meters in the field using hand tools.
  • Skill in drawing schematics of control circuits.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus one (1) year experience in a field related to the job
  • Thirty semester hours of college credit in power technology, electronics, communications technology, engineering technology, industrial technology or related field may substitute for one year of the general required experience with a maximum substitution of one year.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.