Installation & Repair Field Technician

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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?

Field Technicians duties are to install and maintain all Alaska Communications services, facilities, and products in assigned work areas, remote and non-remote. This includes but is 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.

• 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.

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, read and interpret schematics and diagrams, and climb and perform work functions on poles and differentiate colors.

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.

We hope you’ll join us as we change lives through technology.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Telecommunications

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