Field Service Technician-Network

Field Service Technician-Network

Job Location s: US-TN-La Vergne | US-TN-Cornersville

Job :  | Company: TDS Telecom

At TDS Telecom, connecting people is at the heart of everything we do. We are forward thinkers who leverage cutting-edge fiber internet technology to strengthen communities. We are dedicated to excellence, which drives us to succeed together, creating a better world through meaningful connections. Ready to make an impact?

As a Field Service Technician-Network you will install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain telecommunications products and equipment that TDS sells and leases (Key Systems, PBX, Centrex Systems, and/or other business systems). In this position you will perform work associated with splicing and maintaining outside plant facilities and equipment. You will install, splice, repair, and maintain aerial, buried, and underground fiber optic and copper cable.

You will have knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of telecommunications. As the FST‑Network you will have direct, face‑to‑face contact with our customers and are expected to be proactive with the sales of TDS services and products. Services include, but are not limited to, Telephony, Video/CATV/DBS, Internet, and high‑speed networks.

In this position you will exceed customer expectations by performing extraordinary customer service, identifying customer needs, and providing them with communications solutions. You will also understand how to use and demonstrate TDS products and seek sales opportunities while educating the customer. Products & services include Local Service, Central Office Services, Structured Cabling, MAC (Moves, Adds and Changes), Voice Mail, Audio and/or Video Conferencing and Non‑regulated CPE.

As a FST‑Network you may be responsible for performing varied or additional duties to meet demands of TDS which may include duties of other Field Services Technician positions.

Schedule:

This role will be expected to follow a Wednesday‑Saturday schedule, working four 10‑hour shifts (8:00 AM‑7:00 PM). Additional overtime may be required as‑needed, and participation in an on‑call rotation is required.

Due to in‑field support and on‑call requirements, the individual selected for this position will be required to reside within a 60‑minute driving distance from the La Vergne, TN warehouse located at 102 Gingham Drive – La Vergne, TN 37086.

This position can be hired at either a Field Service Technician or Field Service Technician‑Network level depending on the skills and qualifications of the candidate. Different job postings exist for each of these positions. Please reference each job posting for the minimum qualifications required for each role and submit an application for each level that you are both interested and qualified for.

• Installs, troubleshoots, tests, splices, repairs, and maintains telephone equipment and general network equipment, customer premise equipment, Video/CATV/DBS, fiber optic/copper facilities and/or other TDS products & services for new and existing customers. Installs, configures, maintains, and repairs Key Systems, PBX, Centrex Systems, and other business systems such as fiber terminals, ISPs, ISDN, DSL, T‑1s, and/or DS3s (carriers, paging, and wireless). Identifies location of defective cable using various test equipment and repairs buried, aerial, underground and/or customer cable.
  
  Locates cable and fiber in response to customer requests and/or construction needs. Pole climbing and operating construction equipment is required. Locates, identifies and marks company underground and buried facilities to prevent facilities from being damaged. Keeps orderly log of all locate requests in our exchange area. Performs cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed facilities.
• Provides troubleshooting support techniques and corrections. Responds to “trouble” dispatches.
• Provides high level support for enhancing and maintaining record systems (cross connects, line groups, network elements, etc.).
• Provides excellent customer service. Proactively educates and sells TDS products and services to customers.
• Performs project management…