Installation & Repair Field Technician

The compensation range for this job is:

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.

Primary Duty

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.

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 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 Job 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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