Parking Meter Repairperson

**Statement of Duties**

Position is responsible for collecting n,.oney from parking meters; installing, maintaining, and repairing parking meters; removing and displacing parking meters; and ensuring for cleanliness and proper working condition of the City's parking meters.

**Supervision**

Employee works under the general supervision of the Traffic Engineer and/or designee, where clear, detailed, and specific instructions govern the work, or are explained with each assignment. Employee works as instructed and consults with the supervisor as needed on all matters not specifically covered in the guidelines or instructions. The supervisor reviews the work in progress or upon completion.

Employee does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Employee does not have access to any confidential information.

**Job Environment**

Errors may result in damage to equipment, monetary loss, a delay or loss of service.

The employee has frequent contact with the public while collecting money from meters on public streets. Other contacts are with other City departments to give or receive information and assistance.

**Position Functions**
- The essential junctions or duties listed below are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be peformed The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to, or extension of, the position._
- Installs, maintains, and repairs parking meters, and ensures for their proper working condition.
- Removes and disposes of unusable parking meters.
- Disassembles, cleans, adjusts, and repairs parking meter heads.
- Replaces worn or broken parts.
- Assists in the collection and counting of money from traffic meters located on public streets throughout the City.
- Performs regular maintenance on all meters, replaces batteries, lubricates locks, and cleans meters.
- Attends training and workshops, as needed, to remain abreast of meter repair techniques.
- Participates in snow and ice removal operations and other emergencies as declared by the City.
- Performs similar or related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

**Recommended Minimum Qualifications**

**Physical and Mental Requirements**

Work is performed primarily outdoors on city streets. Employee is exposed to outdoor weather conditions, and fumes or airborne particles more than 2/3rd of the time; and moving mechanical parts up to 2/3rd of the time. Employee is required to-stand, walk, and use hands more than 2/3rd of the time; talk or listen up to 2/3rd of the time; and sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and reach with hands and arms up to 1/3rd of the time. Employee duties involve close hand and eye coordination and physical dexterity. Employee frequently lifts up to 60 lbs. Equipment operated includes heavy trucks, light trucks, power tools, hand tools, and meters. Normal vision is required for the position.

**Education and Experience**

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
- Working knowledge of methods and materials used in the repair of meters.
- Occupational safety precautions.

Skill in:

- Customer service.
- Installation, repair and maintaining meters with the use of close hand/eye coordination and physical dexterity.

And ability to:

- Perform the physical requirements of position in a safe manner.

**Company Description**:
**THE CITY**:
The City of Newton is a wonderful place to live and work. Newton has safe and attractive neighborhoods, an excellent public school system, an active community life, multiple transportation systems, proximity to Boston and a well-managed and financially strong City government. The City of Newton has a population of approximately 88,900, with 32,600 housing units and occupies a land area of 18.3 square miles. Newton is principally suburban-residential in character. Unlike many other communities that are established around a single Main Street or downtown, Newton is comprised of thirteen distinctive villages. Newton has a diversified economic base with approximately 4,700 establishments employing approximately 79,500 people. Newton is special in many ways. It is home to a variety of private secondary and post-secondary schools including a portion of Boston College, Lasell University, William James College, Hebrew College, and the UMass Amherst - Mount Ida Campus. The longest stretch of the Boston Marathon runs through the City, including the well-known Heartbreak Hill. Newton-Wellesley Hospital, part of the Mass General Brigham health care system, serves as an important partner to the City. In September 2018, Newton was again ranked #1 in Massachusetts as the best place to live and #12 in the U.S.

**OUR GOVERNMENT**:
Newton has what is known as a “strong Mayor” form of government with the Mayor having the executive and administrative powers of the City. The legislative branch is comprised of 24 City Councilors. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller was sworn in on January