Helper

Meters Helper - Broward

Date : Aug 29, 2024

Location(s) : Oakland Park, FL, US, 33311

Company : NextEra Energy

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Position Specific Description

Florida Power & Light Company's Customer Service Business Unit is seeking a Helper to join their team. This position is responsible for removing and installing existing self-contained single phase on-demand Meters in customer field facilities as a one-person crew only after receiving the single phase, self-contained meter portion of the Meterman B Training Program.

The successful candidates' responsibilities will also include :

• Operating in a safe manner at all times in accordance with all safety rules and have excellent safe driving record
• Must be able to read watt-hour meter registers and distinguish the different types of meters and type code.
• Assisting Meter Electrician A or B as part of the crew make-up for ladder runs and CT cable pulls and multiple meter sets of more than four (4) meters.
• Must be able to work in the direct sunlight, climb ladders and do all other assigned tasks.
• Must be willing to travel, support storm events and work extended hours

Employees hired through this MOU will be required to stay within the Customer Service Business Unit for eight months from hired date

Work Schedule

Monday to Friday : 7 : 00 a.m. - 3 : 30 p.m. with extended hours as necessary.

Job Overview

This classification helps and assists experienced employees in performance of work. They perform duties which do not require any particular skill.

Works under the direction of the Maintenance Leader.

Accountabilities :

• Performs unskilled work and assists skilled employees.
• Functions in support of other classifications and their respective accountability.
• Performs associated responsibilities according to the rules contained in the safe work practices handbook and the Memorandum of Agreement.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)
• Must possess, or be able to obtain, a valid Class A Commercial Driver License
• Must be able to successfully pass an Occupational Vision Test
• Must be able to pass Constr and Skilled Trades Test - CAST
• Must be physically able to perform all assigned tasks
• Must be able to work in inclement weather, direct sunlight, and during nighttime hours
• Must be able to follow instructions to ensure personal, crew and public safety
• Post-Offer Functional Capacity Eval

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of a pre-apprenticeship program
• Successful completion of climbing school
• Veteran Status

Employee Group : Bargaining Unit

Employee Type : Full Time

Job Category : Power Systems Bargaining Unit

Organization : Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided : No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws.

Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.

Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Last updated : 2024-09-24