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"Meter Mechanic"

Job Description - Part 1

Basic Job Description:

Test, adjust, and repair gas, water, and oil meters.

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Job Duties and Tasks for: "Meter Mechanic"

1) Adjusts meter and repeats test until meter registration is within specified limits.

2) Inspects, repairs and maintains gas meters at wells or processing plants.

3) Dismantles meter and replaces defective parts, such as case, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering iron and hand tools.

4) Connects gas, oil, water, or air meter to test apparatus to detect leaks.

5) Reassembles meter and meter parts, using soldering gun, power tools and hand tools.

6) Lubricates moving meter parts, using oil gun.

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7) Records test results, materials used, and meters needing repair on log or card and segregates meters requiring repair.

8) Caps meter housing and activates controls on paint booth to spray paint meter case.

9) Cleans plant growth, scale, and rust from meter housing, using wire brush, buffer, sandblaster, or cleaning compounds.

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10) Analyzes test results to determine cause of persistent meter registration errors.