Electric Meter Service Technician PECO Territory - GOS

Electric Meter Service Technician - PECO Territory

We are actively hiring Electric Meter Service Technicians to perform work within the PECO Territory. As an electric meter service technician, you will read, shut off and turn on electric meters. In addition, you will write up notices to communicate with PECO’s customers concerning the possibility of having their electric service shut off. You will also learn how to utilize the computer system to plan and complete your daily work. This is a minimum 40-hour workweek with Saturdays included.

If you are interested in starting a career in the Electric, Gas, and Water Utility industry, Grid One Solutions is the right place for you!

With headquarters in Media, Pennsylvania, Grid One has deployment facilities across the United States and parts of Canada. Grid One is part of UtiliCon Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asplundh, a major supplier of outsourced field services to utilities and municipalities. Asplundh is a privately-held company, founded in 1928, which currently employs over 33,000 people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Job Type: Full-time+, Non-Exempt

Pay: Starting at $18.75/hour

Benefits:

• Full Benefits from hire which include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Uniforms, Boots, Tools, and Personal Protective Equipment provided
• 4 PTO days after 90 days
• Vacation paid after one year of employment
• Six Paid Holidays after probation period

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform change out of existing electric utility meters and deliver notices as required.
• Assume responsibility for the safe operation of a company vehicle, equipment, and tools.
• Commitment to customer service and responding to the needs of internal and external customers in a professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Computer and smartphone literate
• Ability to read maps and navigate in congested areas.
• Independently manage time and workload to meet deadlines.
• Mechanically inclined and has experience with a variety of tools.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Mechanical and/or electric experience preferred.
• 1+ years of previous work-related driving experience required.
• 5 years of driving experience required.

Pre-Screen:

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• A valid Driver's License is Required.

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): squatting, depth-perception, color-vision, crawling, pushing, pulling, seeing distant, climbing ladders, balancing, gripping.
• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): stooping, kneeling, squatting, body-twisting, sense-of-touch, manual-dexterity, lifting to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs., lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., climbing stairs, carrying, lifting, range-of-motion, reaching
• FREQUENT (up to 66%): standing, walking, sitting.
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): seeing, reading, hearing-speech-range, speaking clearly.

Safety:

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

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