Splicing Seasonal Technician

Alaska Communications • Anchorage, AK

3d • $45 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

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. The compensation range for this job is: $45.31 - $51.03 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 Cable Splicer · Splice, troubleshoot and maintain copper and fiber optic cables. · Identify, research, and resolve hardware and component issues daily. · Installs load pots, buildouts, repeater cases, or other transmission improvement devices. · Performs fault location by use of test sets and pressure gradient methods. · Install and configure vendor specific cards and equipment. · Complete Line Station Transfers and cuts. · Create as-builts and help maintain records by providing updates. For more than 120 years, our team has served Alaskans with critical telecommunication services. As technology becomes increasingly woven into our lives, we’re focused on delivering world-class connectivity solutions to our customers, from family homes to statewide enterprises. With career opportunities across the Last Frontier, our team takes pride in serving customers and giving back to our local communities. Exciting challenges are in front of us. We’re actively building Alaska’s fastest internet with fiber to the home. In rural Alaska, we’re building a state-of-the-art network to bridge the digital divide for communities that have gone unserved for too long.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma
• 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.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and diagrams.
• Ability to climb and perform work functions on poles and to differentiate colors.
• Required to possess and maintain an Alaska Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A and a Medical Certificate (Med Card)
• Pass a Drug and Alcohol Background check.
• External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a DOT drug test.

Responsibilities

• Splice, troubleshoot and maintain copper and fiber optic cables.
• Identify, research, and resolve hardware and component issues daily.
• Installs load pots, buildouts, repeater cases, or other transmission improvement devices.
• Performs fault location by use of test sets and pressure gradient methods.
• Install and configure vendor specific cards and equipment.
• Complete Line Station Transfers and cuts.
• Create as-builts and help maintain records by providing updates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED