Journeyman Meterman

Overview

Install, test, repair AC meters and assist customers with voltage/usage issues

Key Responsibilities

• meter installation
• meter testing
• meter repair
• stock management
• customer interaction
• distribution testing

Tasks

-Install, test, repair and maintain all types, sizes and voltages of alternating current meters. -Maintain the meter stock. -Perform meter shop activities including operating all test equipment, refurbishing all alternating current meters, programming, software interface with electronic meters and meter database support. -Meet with customers and other members of the public and discuss matters such as meter accuracy and energy usage information. -Wire up and install current, potential, and special metering jobs, and test and repair power and demand meters. -Do distribution testing as needed, including investigating customers' complaints regarding voltage fluctuations, high bills etc. This will often require discussing the results of the investigation with the customer.

Requirements

• osha
• meterman card
• medical card
• driver's license
• physical
• customer service

What You Bring

-Knowledge of safety regulations and OSHA required. -Must be physically and mentally able to perform the job efficiently and safely. -Journeyman meterman card required. -Must possess and maintain a valid driving medical card. -Driver's license required. -Will be required to live within reasonable distance of headquarters. -Must be able to get along well with customers and general public.

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About Portland General Electric

-the company began transmitting long‑distance power from Willamette Falls in 1889, a pioneering effort in the region -It operates a diversified fleet—hydro, natural gas, coal, wind and solar—alongside a sizable transmission and distribution network across Oregon -Serving nearly a million retail customers in over 50 cities, it blends generation, wholesale trading, and regulated retail operations -Typical projects include hydroelectric dams like T.W. Sullivan (still active from 1889), wind‑solar‑battery hybrids (e.g., Wheatridge), and transmission line expansions -Unusual facts: it closed Oregon’s last in‑state coal plant early and built one of the first long‑distance AC transmission systems in the U.S.

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