Working at the PUD

Meterman Apprentice
The apprentice shall be given such experience and instruction as is necessary to develop into a practical, skilled, competent craftsman in his/her classification and in so far as practicable this will cover all branches of the trade.On-the-job training will consist of the following but not limited to:

1. Installation, testing and calibration of typical single phase and poly phase meters.

2. Basic concepts of metering.

3. Self-contained meter application.

4. Transformer-rated meter applications.

5. Recognizing power diversion.

6. Fault and cable locating.

7. Handling customer complaints.

8. Computer training.

There is a total of 6,000 hours of on-the-job training. The apprentice is also required to attend classroom instruction for a minimum of 144 hours per year on his/her own time.