Meter Reader - Durham, United Kingdom - Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water
Description
Meter Reader:
- Salary up to £25,411 (depending on experience)
- Location Pity Me, Durham
About the role
Meter Reader
Full Time
Permanent
Salary - up to £25,411 (depending on experience)
Company Van & Fuel Card Provided - Driving Licence Required
Location - Durham
About the role
We have exciting opportunities to join our team of Meter Readers where you'll be delivering unrivalled customer experience, helping us to achieve our business vision of being National Leader within the Water Industry.
We're looking to our people to drive our vision forward and to provide the highest standards of service to our customers.
We'll provide you with the opportunity and support to learn and develop skills which will enable you to succeed within the role.
As a Meter Reader you will:
- undertake timely and accurate meter reads across our region
- use our systems to complete daily tasks and to communicate with colleagues
- be provided with a company vehicle for business use (you take your vehicle home each day)
- be provided with a uniform and full PPE
- be responsible for ensuring safety standards are consistently delivered
- Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date._
- Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a preemployment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a preemployment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked_
About you
Our Meter Readers are the face of Northumbrian Water so we are looking for you to bring the ability to engage and communicate with people, along with a passion and enthusiasm to make a difference to our customers.
We're looking for you to be inclusive, respectful and considerate as well as being self-motivated and results driven, keen to deliver against challenging targets.
Along with the ability to plan your day to maximise productivity, you will have a good knowledge of the North East region.
You'll enjoy working on your own and in the outdoors in all weathers. You will need to be physically fit as our meter readers can walk up to 8 miles per day.You will also be able to bend, twist, kneel and crouch as you will lift many meter covers each day.
We need people who are happy to work flexibly between 7am and 8pm Monday to Sunday and as a company van is provided, you must have a full and valid manual driving licence.
About us
NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.
We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our values
Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.
Our values are:
Results Driven
- We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.
- We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.
- We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.
- We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.
- We work together consistently, promoting cooperation, to achieve our corporate objectives.
Colleague benefits
We're the great company we are because of you - our people.
As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.
To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.Eyecare
Discounted Medicals
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle2work
Buying & selling annual leave
Long service awards
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Computer
Loans
Award winning wellbeing site
NWG savings scheme
Company pension scheme
Pre-retirement workshops
Life assurance
Christmas savings club
Discounts & cashback offers
Qualification loan
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