Installation and Maintenance Technician

Verizon • Harrisburg, PA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Installation and Maintenance Technician connects customers to Verizon’s network by installing, testing, repairing, and maintaining telecommunications technology in the neighborhoods Verizon serves. The role involves working with equipment, wiring, access lines, and cables at customer premises, poles, underground locations, and building terminals. This is an onsite, worksite-based position with 40 scheduled hours per week. Evening, weekend, holiday, and unscheduled shifts may be required based on business needs.

Requirements

• Valid state driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.
• Completion of the Verizon Technician Program or a similar program covering electrical or lineman training.
• Knowledge of telecommunications technology.
• Ability to stay busy and organized and to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Related associate degree.
• Two or more years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Connect, disconnect, test, repair, and maintain equipment, inside wiring, and wires at poles, underground locations, or building terminals.
• Operate and maintain trucks and equipment needed to perform work safely.
• Install, repair, maintain, and test access lines for all types of equipment and technology.
• Perform construction work using designated equipment to dig holes, place poles, lay cable or conduit underground, and unreel, pull, and string wire or cable on poles.
• Read and interpret engineering plans and vendor specifications.
• Climb ladders and poles and work aloft.
• Perceive differences in wire and cable colors and move or lift items generally not exceeding 100 lbs.
• Work evenings, weekends, holidays, and unscheduled shifts as determined by business needs.

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefits.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.
• Paid time off.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Potential premium pay, such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed