Telecom Tower Technician - Cottage Grove

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MRLand Advanced Tower Services have immediate openings for Telecommunication Tower
-Level 1 at entry level, offering professional and personal growth while traveling throughout the US.
POSITION DOES REQUIRE LOCATION TO OUR COTTAGE GROVE, WI OR ALBUQUERQUE, NM LOCATION WITHIN 60 TO 120 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT. Telecommunication Tower
-Level 1 will learn and be trained to perform a wide variety of field specific job duties. We travel throughout the US and schedule employees for 2-3 weeks in the field at a time. Time off is backlogged after each deployment. Employees wanting greater pay have the option for longer assignments. Tower Technicians must have the ability to climb heights in excess of 500 feet, lift more than 50 lbs.,

and travel extensively out of state for extended periods, including overnight and weekends. Tower

MRL/Advanced Tower Services provides all training and certifications, base pay (including travel time), individual hotel rooms, and per diem pay for incidentals on overnight work days. All new employees will undergo full tower and rescue training prior to first deployment. Tower Technicians have opportunity for extensive overtime and advancement.

• Preemployment Drug Screening
• Preemployment DOT physical and must obtain a medical card
• Integrity Survey
• Background Check
• Review of Driver Record
• Training and Skills Week

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MRL & Advanced Tower Services provides a comprehensive benefits package. The company covers 50% of the benefits, including MEDICAL AND DENTAL as well as self‑funded Vision Insurance. Subsidies are also provided for other benefit plans including LONG & SHORT TERM DISABILITY AND LIFE INSURANCE. There is a retirement plan with a company match based on the employee’s salary after eligibility. Tower

MRL & Advanced Tower Services also offers a Professional Development Program that includes industry seminars, conferences, and internal training opportunities.

Hourly Wage - $20.00 to $26.00 per hour - $65,000 to $85,000 Annually

• All required fall protection equipment
• CLC hotel card for payment of hotel rooms –
  NO REQUIREMENT TO SHARE A ROOM
• $45.00 per day for meals while traveling – reimbursed on paychecks; company does not advance this money under any circumstances
• All required safety training
• Tool & Boot Allowance – Annually
• Cell phone for work and personal use after 30 days of employment
• Company provides NWSA Credential Testing
• Bonus Referral Program – $200 at Hiring – $300 after 6 months of employment

• OSHA 10 (Telecom)
• Authorized Climber
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
• Radio Frequency Awareness (RF)
• Jobsite Safety Analysis (JSA)
• Scope of Work (SOW)
• CPR/First Aid/Blood Borne Pathogens

• Scope of Work
• Basic Rigging
• Material Handling
• Ropes/Knots
• Drills/Saws/Grinders
• Operate Trucks/Trailers and equipment
• Knowledge of the DOT regulations
• Load Securement

• Monopole
• Self‑Support
• Guyed
• Stealth
• Rooftop
• Antennas

• Conduct on‑site inspections/investigations, including survey and documentation of existing conditions, field testing, photographing, and sketching
• Utilize excavation equipment to assist in on‑site investigations
• Conduct tests to exacting standards as directed
• Perform telecommunication tower inspections to include climbing towers in excess of 500 ft.
• Organize field data
• Perform general repairs, maintenance, upgrades and re‑fabrication to towers and other structures as directed
• Pick‑up and delivery supplies, tools, equipment, components, etc., via company vehicle
• Adhere to all Federal, State and Local driving requirements
• Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures, as well as additional legal regulatory requirements (i.e., OSHA)
• Meticulously adhere to safety procedures and policies while maintaining quality standards
• Maintain company vehicle in a clean and presentable condition
• Utilize available resources, technology, and tools to complete work
• Prioritize and perform job requirements and activities based on open communication with field and management personnel
• Extensive travel, 2‑3 weeks away from base office location (over 95% travel out…