Manchester, NH29 days ago
Reads meters electronically on assigned route to collect water consumption information used in customer billing operations; Walks, drives, or bicycles assigned route, as expedient, to access water meters on the inside or outside of homes and businesses; Checks installed City equipment and, upon request, troubleshoots private plumbing systems for leaks; Tests backflow prevention devices; Explains Water Department policies and procedures to home and business owners as requested; Notifies appropriate Water Works personnel of any damages/broken meters; Cleans and services meters in the repair shop as needed; Participates in the setting of heavy meters with Water Technician III’s; Determines shortest, most efficient, and safest routes possible in transportation operations, obeying all traffic laws and monitoring other traffic; Practices defensive driving techniques; Collects monies for delinquent accounts and terminates service as required; Delivers collected payments to the Finance Department; Performs snow removal around hydrants; Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to communicate effectively; Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to monitor activities in assigned area; Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to drive a vehicle, operate a handheld meter reading machine, and use related equipment; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to turn, reach and grasp repetitively; Sufficient strength and endurance, with or without reasonable accommodation to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, through a full range of motion, up to 50 pounds occasionally, 30 pounds frequently and 20 pounds consistently; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to walk long distances, ride a bicycle, operate a vehicle, and have access to all areas of the City and surrounding service area.