Utilities Service, LLC Hiring for Electric Utility Meter Installer-Travel Crew at Rockingham, North Carolina Full Time

Grid One Solutions is seeking a full-time Electric Utility Meter Installer willing to travel to join our organization supporting a project with Duke Energy in both the Charlotte, NC, and Greensville, SC areas.

Grid One Solutions is an excellent place to begin your career within the Utilities Industry! Our successful company is growing stronger, driving employment stability and career advancement for the right candidates. We will train candidates who meet our qualifications, are career-minded, and have a great work ethic! If you are looking for a career that can and will open doors in your future, look no further. Do not settle for a job, start a career!

We offer comprehensive benefits, some of which are:

• Pay Rate $13.00 an hour, with regular performance reviews.

• Full Benefits from day one which include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

• 401(k) – with company match

• Vacation paid after one year of employment.

• 6 Paid Holidays after probation period

• Paid Classroom, safety, and skills training.

• Company-paid hotel room, 1 employee per room – no sharing required.

• Weekly per diem

• Direct Deposit

• Tools and Uniforms provided

• Work Boot reimbursement program

Essential Job Functions within Safety, Quality, and Production Requirements:

• Ability to travel Monday thru Friday to both Charlotte, NC and Greenville, SC areas

• No experience is necessary but utility meter installation and utility meter reading are preferred

• Perform electric meter change-outs and all assigned miscellaneous work orders assigned

• Overtime and weekend hours may at times be required

• Demonstrate safe, high-quality work practices in a team atmosphere

• Performs up to standards within time frames outlined by Field Supervisor and Project Manager

• Commitment to customer service and responding to the needs of both internal and external customers professionally

• Completes all work in an organized, timely manner, within the instructed standard procedure

• Identifies and reports to management all hazardous working conditions and specifically those hazardous conditions that prohibit the safe exchange of meters

• Sets appropriate priorities and works in accordance with legal hours worked policy and all safety requirements as outlined within Corporate Policy and Procedures

• We are a Drug-Free Workplace; Employees at all levels are subject to pre-employment as well as random drug screens

Minimum Requirements:

• Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and the requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time

• Must be able to read written instructions, write legibly, understand verbal instruction, and complete daily work assignments

• Ability to read meters and willingness to learn to operate new equipment and implement new procedures

• Self-motivated with the ability to work with little supervision

• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task

• Physical capacity to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing the work assignment

• Ability to walk between 6 to 8 miles per day

• Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with unexpected situations on customer premises such as irate customers, unfriendly dogs, meter tampering, and the unexpected

• Ability to comprehend new hand-held technology, i.e., Tablets, Cell Phones, GPS, and Digital Cameras

• Strong Directional Skills: Ability to read and understand maps via GPS instruments and websites

• Physical ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs., ability to comfortably walk at a steady pace throughout the workday, and ability to utilize hand digging tools as needed

• Valid Driver’s License: Must have a clean Driving Record, free of any moving violations within the last five years and without any suspensions (for any reason); minimal non-moving violations (less than three within the last five years)

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

Who Are We?

Grid One Solutions, LLC is a North American Utility Contractor with employment opportunities across the United States. Grid One Specializes in AMI meter deployments for electric, gas, and water utilities. In addition, Grid One performs meter reading, customer call center operations, and field service work to include distribution and transmission, pole inspections, treatments and restoration, joint use attachment surveys, and storm support services. Grid One offers certified training for all services with full-time positions that are supported by great health benefits packages with competitive pay and advancement.

Because Grid One is a subsidiary of Utilicon Solutions, which is an Asplundh Company, which is a leading national provider of infrastructure services and solutions for utilities, power producers, and energy-intensive customers, Grid One is a great choice for your Utility career!

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.