7353-Water Meter Repairer
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Water Meter Repairer
Job classification
| Class | 7353 |
|---|---|
| Title | Water Meter Repairer |
| Overtime eligibility | Covered (Non-Z) - Nonexempt |
| Labor agreement | Plumbers, Local 38 |
| Effective date | August 17, 2012 |
Current compensation plan
Effective: Jan 06, 2024
See Historic and future compensation information for this class
| Step: | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate /hr: | $46.6125 | $48.9500 | $51.4250 | $53.9500 | $56.7000 |
| Rate /biweekly: | $3,729.00 | $3,916.00 | $4,114.00 | $4,316.00 | $4,536.00 |
| Rate /year: | $96,954 | $101,816 | $106,964 | $112,216 | $117,936 |
Job description
SAN FRANCISCO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CLASS TITLE: WATER METER REPAIRER CODE: 7353
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLASS:
Under supervision, performs skilled duties in overhauling, repairing, testing and calibrating water meters, involving both shop and field operations; and performs related duties as required.
Requires responsibility for: carrying out existing methods and procedures as applied to shop and field repairs of faulty water meters; making routine contacts with the general public, consumers, tenants and property owners; preparing routine records and reports indicating time and work accomplished in repairing and processing meters. Nature of work involves sustained physical effort involving continuous shop work or occasional heavy field work, including manual effort and dexterity, with continuous exposure to minor accident hazards and some disagreeable elements.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
1. While assigned to shop work, overhauls and repairs various types, makes and sizes of water meters; repairs and converts gear train assemblies; repairs reading registers, measuring chambers and assemblies; uses manometer for checking and measuring processes; assembles and lubricates meters; installs register box assembly; tests and calibrates meters; records work on meter repair cards and other forms.
2. While in the field, repairs large diameter compound water meters; shuts off inlet and outlet gate valve, removes meter cover; cleans and replaces chambers and gear trains as necessary; removes drop valves to clean meter housing; cleans, adjusts or replaces turbine when necessary; re-assembles meter and replaces other broken or defective parts; checks repaired meter for correct operation; prepares forms and reports of work accomplished.
3. Performs other field repair work such as replacing cement and steel meter covers and changing water meter registers; repacks water meter spindles, stops leaks and performs other miscellaneous maintenance and repair tasks as required; prepares related forms and reports of work accomplished.
4. Assembles four to eight inch fire service detector checks, using meter couplings, pipe nipples, fittings, stopcocks and check valves.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Training and Experience: Requires completion of high school, supplemented by at least two years of experience as a meter repair helper and/or meter reader; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Requires thorough knowledge of: the maintenance and operation of various types, makes and sizes of water meters; the special equipment, tools, methods and procedures for repairing faulty and damaged meters, both in the shop and in the field; the equipment, methods and procedures for testing and calibrating water meters.
PROMOTIVE LINES:
TO: Water Meter Shop Supervisor I
FROM: Water Meter Repair Helper
Retitled: 7-1-77
Standard information
Disaster service work
All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Historic and future compensation
| Effective (Sched) | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2024 (Y) | $46.6125 | $48.9500 | $51.4250 | $53.9500 | $56.7000 |
| Jul 01, 2023 (X) | $45.5875 | $47.8750 | $50.2875 | $52.7625 | $55.4500 |
| Jul 01, 2022 (W) | $44.0500 | $46.2500 | $48.5875 | $50.9750 | $53.5750 |
| Jan 08, 2022 (V) | $41.4625 | $43.5250 | $45.7250 | $47.9750 | $50.4250 |
| Jul 01, 2021 (U) | $41.2500 | $43.3125 | $45.5000 | $47.7375 | $50.1750 |
| Dec 26, 2020 (T) | $38.7250 | $40.6625 | $42.7125 | $44.8125 | $47.1000 |
| Jul 01, 2020 (S) | $37.6000 | $39.4750 | $41.4625 | $43.5125 | $45.7250 |
Historic compensation data is provided in hourly pay.
Sources: San Francisco Open Data Portal: Compensation plan table