Parking Meter Technician

Description

• Collect coins from meters.
• Assists with general installation and relocation as well as bagging of meters.
• Perform duties of coworkers as necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences.
• Diagnose and correct defects in all parking meters, including those with evolving technology, to minimize lost revenue production.
• Perform general preventative maintenance on a regular and scheduled basis, repair of meters and housings, test and calibrate timing mechanisms, change batteries, clean credit card readers, disassemble, inspect and replace damaged parts, lubricate locks and moving parts.
• Provides general updates and inputs for tracking all changes on maps and inventory spreadsheets.
• Creates general service calls, completes work orders and assists related departments with general permits and citizens, as needed.
• Secures and transports meter revenue and completes required paperwork and collection audits
• Assists customers in performing parking meter transactions and understanding parking regulations.
• Maintain numbering system on meter poles and maintain accurate maintenance records.
• Install, maintain, repair, and replace of electronic and mechanical parking meters components and end items.
• Coordinate with supervisor for reported meter malfunctions.
• Utilizes various software applications for repair, maintenance, and monitoring of parking meter service. Creates, documents, and closes general service calls and work orders using software applications.
• Maintain cleanliness of shop, tools, work areas and assigned vehicle, and observe standard operating procedures and safety practices.
• Audit meters with audit cards, collect revenue from parking meters and prepare for daily bank deposits
• Troubleshoots general parking meter malfunctions and failures, and replaces defective components.
• Assists with special projects involving collecting, plotting, auditing and documenting data related to City parking issues.

Requirements

• Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
• Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
• Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.

Benefits

• Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
• Employee's Birthday
• An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
• An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.
• Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
• Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
• First day of January (New Year's Day)
• Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
• Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
• Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)
• First Monday in September (Labor Day)
• Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
• Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance