What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Technician - I&R Submarine Cable Operations position at ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC?
The Field Technician's 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 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.
Field Technician Examples of Job Duties - Field Services I&R
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 Qualifications
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 Drivers License (CDL) Class A, as well as a valid Certificate of Medical Examination (Medical Card), and pass a Drug and Alcohol Background check.
CDL:
Linemen/Splicers
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 the position.