Telecommunications Service Technician

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Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, a Vermont based telecommunications solutions provider, located in central Vermont, is seeking a qualified Telecommunications Service Technician to join our team in our Champlain Valley Service Area. Responsibilities include installing, repairing, and maintaining facilities and equipment in support of telephone and broadband services.

*Essential Duties and Responsibilities:* * Installs, configures, repairs, and maintains copper and fiber optic facilities for customers that includes out-plant cable, CATx rated wiring, RJ series jacks with certification, xDSL broadband devices, fiber optic devices, and WiFi appliances as required. * Maintains plant operations through activities which include troubleshooting, splicing, and replacements as necessary, by means of fault location for both buried and aerial facilities, and the creation of job reports. * Tests and maintains subscriber carrier equipment. * Reports changes to maps, defective equipment, or plant discrepancies. * Responsible for maintaining assigned vehicle, tools, and test equipment. * Ensures all work is done according to quality standards, always complying with proper safety standards/procedures and work practices according to WCVT or OSHA/VOSHA, whichever standard is higher.

*Physical Demands/ Work Environment:* * Lifting up to 100 lbs. * Requires frequent periods of lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects and frequent periods of walking, sitting, standing, and crouching. * Ability to frequently climb ladders and telephone poles, with the ability to work aloft for extended periods of time, when performing the essential functions of the job. * Frequently exposed to varying environmental conditions due to outside working environment; must have the ability to work in all temperatures, climates, and weather conditions.

*Requirements:* * High school diploma or equivalent plus two or more years' experience in telephony installation, repair, and maintenance, or relevant related experience. * Certification in Telecommunications, as well as experience working with, or extensive training on, fiber optic splicing equipment, outside facilities and customer premise equipment preferred. * Valid Driver's License * Ability to setup and operate power tools, electronic testing equipment, and heavy equipment such as a bucket truck. * Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when observing equipment installations and making repairs and maintaining logs. * Visual acuity and ability to discriminate colors and see objects when splicing wires, reading warning lights, and working with alpha and numeric figures. * Ability to frequently perform difficult manipulative skills such as operating tools, wire splicing, calibrating sensitive equipment, etc. * Strong interpersonal communications skills required to maintain productive internal and external relationships. * Computer skills necessary including familiarity with Windows, as well as the ability to learn and frequently use mapping programs and customer database applications.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee assistance program * Employee discount * Flexible spending account * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Day shift * Monday to Friday * On call * Overtime Supplemental Pay: * Commission pay

Work Location: In person