Meter Reader
5 months ago
We are looking for a Meter Reader to join our team and assist our billing department by reading electrical meters on homes and businesses.
Meter Reader responsibilities include traveling to the homes and businesses of our customers to read their electrical meters and input your findings into our central database.
Ultimately, you will work alone to record information about the meters in a handheld device so our billing department can be sure that customers are paying the appropriate amount based on their electrical usage.
**Responsibilities**
- Greet customers at their homes or places of business when the meter is not accessible from the outside, and schedule a meter reading when necessary
- Provide new electricity and gas activation services to new customers by connecting the meter to the utility company’s network and disconnecting service when required
- Report inoperable and malfunctioning devices or unauthorized changes to the meter to supervisors when spotted during field checks
- Complete routine maintenance tasks or make small repairs to the utility meter when asked by the customer and the company
- Log all details of each work shift, such as addresses visited, meters checked, breaks taken and any other incidents to be uploaded into the tablet device each day
**Requirements and skills**
- Proven work experience as a Meter Reader or similar role
- Valid driver’s license
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work independently
- Relevant training and/or certifications as a Meter Reader
**Salary**: From R18,000.00 per month
Ability to Commute:
- Heidelberg, Gauteng (preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Heidelberg, Gauteng: Relocate before starting work (preferred)