Meter Reading Trades Worker

Department:

Public Utilities

About Our Job

Keep Sarasota County running - one meter at a time! Join our team and play a vital role in delivering reliable utility services to our community. In this hands-on, outdoor position, you''ll collect and verify water meter data, complete field work orders, and help ensure accurate customer billing and system reliability. If you enjoy working independently, staying active, and making a difference every day, we''d love to hear from you.

Job Description:

Apply today and start a job you love - with all the great benefits Sarasota County has to offer!

About This Role

• Read, verify, and record water meter data for monthly billing, manual reads, and radio-read system accuracy
• Complete field work orders, including meter locates, turn-ons/turn-offs, field investigations, and customer notifications
• Inspect, maintain, and repair meter boxes, registers, transmitters, and related equipment to ensure accurate readings and reliable service
• Provide excellent customer service by responding to field inquiries, reporting discrepancies, and communicating high usage, leaks, and delinquency notices
• Maintain accurate daily records, vehicle readiness, and communicate operational updates and issues to supervisors

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent - OR- the ability to obtain a GED within six (6) months from the time of hire
• One year of experience in applicable trade encompassed by the position
• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Utility or plumbing field experience preferred with working knowledge of water and/or sewer piping and water meters.

Physical Demands:

• Must frequently lift and/or move more than 50 pounds

This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five years

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $18.21 (Step 1)

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

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Employee Type:

Regular (Budgeted)

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver's License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver's License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above - List B Documents.)

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above - List C Documents.)

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service - internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.