Field Technician

Job Description

Top Skills' Details

1. Must have experience with Copper Networks.

2. POTS - I&R (Install and Repair)

3. GPON (Install and Repair)

4. Must have experience with (Bonded) HSI and VDSL (Copper network)

5. Experience with residential cabling or telecommunication (commercial experience preferred but not required)

6. *Must have a truck or SUV to carry a 25ft ladder*

7. Must have basic tools *Preferred list provided below* In submitting candidate please provide a list of the tools they do have. See add'l info for specifics

8. Candidate should have experience trouble shooting shorts, grounds, opens and crosses in a copper network.

9. Candidate should have experience running drops, understand what a NID is... and preferably have experience installing telecom cabinets in residential environment.

Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves

Job Description

Job Description

Please check tools needed in additional information section

Travel to territory and repair and installation of POTS and DSL lines.

•Test connections

•Drop Fiber from OSP Arial lines

•Test Broadband speed

•Test Quality of POTS lines, as well as broadband quality

•Ensure lines are secure, working, and finalized before leaving

•At least 12 months experience within the last 5 years installing, repairing/maintaining, and testing residential/small business/government telecommunication service (POTS and HSI), including Design Services.

•At least 12 months of experience within the last 5 years connecting telecom color-coded wires and cables to terminals, attaching or detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings.

•Analyze and troubleshoot basic technical problems or issues.

•Review and discuss service order requirements and equipment requests with customers, evaluating customers' telecommunication needs and suggesting additional/alternative service as appropriate.

•Install, maintain/repair, and test residential/small business telecommunication service (POTS, Hicap circuits and HSI).

•Initiate or perform cable cuts, transfer projects, and/or load balance cuts, and issues necessary to prevent blocking.

•Run cross-connects

•Review, interpret and work with information on trunk orders, facility orders, message trunk orders, network design orders and/or circuit layout orders.

•Routinely inspect all parts of the frame for breaks or loose equipment.

•Test and check equipment and/or assists other employees in testing and checking equipment.

•Maintain daily frame logs for work unit credit, and files service orders

•Connect, disconnect, remove, rearrange and maintain wires inside a central office.

•Connect wires and cables to terminals, and attaches/detaches various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, and poles.

•Use hand tools, power tools (air and electric), and specialty tools, including electric and electronic measuring devices (e.g., multi-meters, volt-ohm meters).

•Perform continuity and/or conformance testing.

•Read and interpret customer service orders, repair tickets, technical (i.e., mechanical, electrical, digital) drawings, maps, blueprints, diagrams, etc. from supervisor or other designated employees and performs specified work.

•Work with telecom color-coded wires and cables.

•Repair cut cable of all sizes.