Field Technician I
1 month ago
Cincinnati
Job Description Field Technician Location: Cincinnati, OH Duration: 6 month contract Description • Install telecommunications equipment, testing circuits, rack and stack, labeling, • Physical part of the job, running cables, fiber optic cables, electrical, • Checking in with the lead tech, gathering equipment, starting work, • Should have tools, cat 5 crimps, test equipment, vehicle, • No on call, • Potential for OT, but usually limited, • 7 to 4 or 8-5 CST shifts Main Responsibilities: • Responsible for asset management: processes deliveries and replenishes consumables as well as coordinates shipping and receiving of materials., • Maintains tools, test sets, and electronic equipment including, but not limited to: fiberoptic transmission equipment, light wave multiplexing equipment, AC and DC power equipment. Assists in installs, provisions, tests, and maintains DS0 thru OC192 services., • May install and test transmission/switching equipment., • Troubleshoots network equipment, removes and replaces defective modules, tracks spares and ensures repair., • Monitors/locates route and assists in executing restoration in the event of a service interruption, proactively responds to potential problem areas in order to ensure integrity of the network., • Responsible for learning all of the systems and applications required to perform the job function adequately., • Updates installation records, enters appropriate detailed log information on trouble tickets for reference, and provides reports to others on status updates and issues related to assignments., • Performs preventive/scheduled maintenance and inspections on equipment and on the critical infrastructure including, but not limited to: HVAC systems, high-voltage electrical systems, DC Power Plants., • Troubleshoots network equipment, removes/replaces defective equipment, and works with appropriate resources to isolate and ultimately restore network., • Proactively identify potential problem areas to ensure integrity of the network and company., • Assists in the installation/change/decommission and testing of Next Generation technologies such as Edge Compute, Wavelength, Fiber Optic transport, Ethernet, SONET and IP network layers for all available bandwidths offered., • May install and test network and customer premise equipment (CPE) including installation and delivery of end user services., • Utilizes industry standard software and hardware tools to accurately locate, mark, and protect underground outside plant facilities., • AC Power (on limited basis)., • DC power installs including tertiary and BDCBB. Responsible for asset management processes and replenishment of on-site/truck materials., • Coordinates shipping and receiving of company and customer materials., • Maintains tools, test sets, and all network equipment., • Performs level 1 preventive scheduled maintenance and inspections on network and critical infrastructure equipment including HVAC systems, high-voltage electrical systems, and DC power plants., • With the aid of training and coaching, responsible for learning Lumen trouble ticket, provisioning, time tracking, and materials systems and applications required to perform the job function effectively., • Update/report inventory records changes, complete transactional updates within systems to show appropriate activities by job type, enter appropriate time log, and responsive to requests for information/escalations., • Regularly provides status updates and reports problem situations related to assignments to management., • Objectively evaluate, via provided reports/tools, individual performance in respect to area or national performance objectives., • With support of manager, ability to identify areas of improvement as applicable., • Perform other duties assigned by management team., • Good computer skills,, • Understand basic telephony / fiber optic / electronics,, • Troubleshoot fiber and electrical circuits using test gear, 1. Candidates must be local to Cincinnati, OH: servicing area., 2. Worker must have own set of standard/basic tools. Specialty equipment will be provided.