Role overview

Qualifications

High school diploma and valid driver's license
Four years of training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent, with two years' field experience
Ability to read and interpret schematics/diagrams, climb poles, and differentiate colors
Eligibility or possession of Alaska CDL Class A (with a valid Medical Card) and ability to pass a pre-employment drug test

Responsibilities

Complete service, repair, capital, and maintenance work orders; perform Line Station Transfers and cuts
Install and qualify data cabling to current specifications; install business and residential wiring and establish the demarcation point
Perform preventive maintenance inspections and install aerial and underground drops, including drop location and splicing to plant
Diagnose and correct wiring deficiencies by splicing or replacing cables including distribution, house, station wiring, underground, and aerial drops

Key facts

Remote from: Alaska (USA)
Full time
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Field Engineer (Solutions)
English

Hard skills

Data Cabling Pole Climbing Schematic Diagrams Alternative Splicing Home Wiring Direct Connect Maintenance Testing Customer Centricity Ability To Distinguish Colors

Other skills

Accountability
Teamwork
Personal Integrity
Physical Fitness

About the company

Alaska Communications

With more than 120 years serving the Last Frontier, Alaska Communications is Alaska’s leading broadband and managed IT service provider. From connecting homes with fiber to the home and unlimited internet, to partnering with Alaska’s largest companies, we aim to transform quality of life and commerce, connecting Alaskans to Alaskans and Alaskans to the world. Learn more at www.alaskacommunications.com.

Company details

Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

At Alaska Communications, we’re committed to putting our team first, always being customer focused, having a can-do attitude, owning our results and always acting with integrity. This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day. Want to make an impact with us?

We are unable to support remote international applicants or routinely sponsor work visas.

The compensation range for this job is:

$45.31 - $51.03

This is a Future Opportunity

This is an ongoing posting. Applications will be actively reviewed for current and future openings and filled as vacancies become available. Please note while you may not be contacted immediately, we welcome your interest and look forward to connecting as openings arise.

POSITION SUMMARY

Field Technicians duties are to install and maintain all Alaska Communications services, facilities, and products in assigned work areas, remote and non-remote. This is including but not limited to terrestrial (buried and aerial) Copper and Fiber Optic Plant, Wireless and Microwave towers, facilities such as Remote nodes, Access Points, and cross connects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Examples of Job Duties

Complete service orders, repair orders, capital work orders, and maintenance work.
Complete Line Station Transfers and cuts.
Install and qualify data cabling to the current specifications.
Installs all business and residential station wiring and establishes the demarcation point.
Makes preventive maintenance inspections to determine potential deterioration in service.
Installs aerial and underground drops and does underground drop location. Splices to plant as required.
Corrects deficiencies in wiring by splicing or replacing to include distribution, house cables, station wiring, or underground, as well as aerial drops.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience Required

Must have a high school diploma and must possess and maintain a driver’s license. Four (4) years training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent experience leading to journeyman level performance in this specialty, with two (2) years' experience in the skills and work this position will typically perform. Ability to operate necessary equipment. To read and interpret schematics and diagrams. Ability to climb and perform work functions on poles and to differentiate colors.

Certifications and Licenses Required

As listed below, some levels may require you to possess and maintain an Alaska Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A, as well as a valid Certificate of Medical Examination (Medical Card) and pass a Drug and Alcohol Background check.

Med Card:

Wireless

I&R/Field Services

Bush Technicians

Facility Techs

Inspectors

Additional Requirements

External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and either a DOT or non-DOT drug test, depending on position.

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