Gas Meter Relight Technician - AVANGRID

Job Title: Gas Meter Relight Technician

Paid on-the-job ramp-up orientation Day shifts   4/10 Flexible schedules with OT potential.

Grid One Solutions is actively hiring Gas Meter Relight Technicians. As a Gas Meter Relight Technician, you'll perform change-outs of existing gas utility meters and install gas module upgrades, as required, as well as shut down and relighting of gas appliances.

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 Asplundh Infrastructure Group, 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: The pay range is between $25 - $45 based on experience and qualifications. 

Benefits:

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

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Perform change-outs of existing gas utility meters and install gas module upgrades, as required.
• Responsible for the safe operation of a company vehicle, equipment, and tools.
• Commitment to complete work assignments and high meter reading accuracy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to shut down and relight gas appliances.
• The ability to identify hazardous conditions as it relates to gas appliances.
• Be proficient in gas appliance safeties and operations.
• 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.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with little or no supervision
• This is a minimum 40-hour workweek with Saturdays considered inclement weather make-up days.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1+ year(s) experience with Gas Meter exchange and relight.
• NY State required NGA OQ #6b, #20c, #70, #72b, #85.
• A Gas Fitter's License is a plus.
• 3+ years of driving experience with minimal non-moving violations.

License & Certifications:

• Driver License Required.

Physical Requirements:

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

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, 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.

About Us:

Grid One Solutions specializes in AMI deployments for electric, gas, and water utilities. In addition to smart grid implementation services for in-home displays and load control devices, Grid One performs meter reading, customer call center operations, field service work, joint use attachment surveys, storm support services, NESC clearance audits and utility asset inspections, construction and contractor management services, pole maintenance, pole restoration/reinforcement, infrared inspection, utility pole asset management solution, field system integrity surveys, Gas Meter corrosion mitigation and lead testing, and back-office services including secure data transfer and storage. In February 2012, Utility Meter Services, Inc. merged with Grid One, almost doubling the size of its operations in North America.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.  Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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