Customer Service Technician

Uniti Group Inc.; Muncy (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans

401K Plan

Educational Assistance Plan

401K Plan

Educational Assistance

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is looking for Customer Service Technicians to install and repair residential and business communications services. You will provide customer support, train with various technologies, and ensure safety standards are met. Candidates require a High School Diploma and valid driving license. This role may include significant physical tasks and offers benefits including Medical, Dental, and 401K plans.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record required.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and work aloft.
• Ability to distinguish colors in cable usage.

Responsibilities

• Install and repair residential and business services.
• Train with tools and test equipment for various technologies.
• Provide customer support and recommend products.

Skills

Basic technology and math skills

Customer service or sales experience

Ability to work assigned schedules including day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours

Ability to safely operate equipment

Pole climbing skills

Math skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Test Equipment

Power Tools

Ladders

Job description

Kinetic provides high-speed broadband Internet, phone service, and Digital TV packages to residential customers as well as products and services for small, medium, and large businesses, and government agencies. www.GoKinetic.com

About The Role

Kinetic's team of Customer Service Technicians are vital team members who represent our leading telecommunications brand that connects homeowners, small business, enterprise, and carrier partners across the United States. Our team of Customer Service Technicians care about technology and connecting customers to products they value. Through providing technical expertise and customer support, our Customer Service Technicians create meaningful connections with customers that create long-term relationships.

What You’ll Do

• Install and repair residential and business communications services including telephone, internet, and video.
• Train and work with tools and test equipment to provide service of multiple different technologies and network designs.
• recommend products and services that resolve their communications needs.
• Work in both buried and aerial plant requiring pole climbing and ladder skills.
• Safely operate and maintain clean and organized company service vehicle.
• Work in both inside and outside environments.
• Complete necessary safety training and follow safety standards and regulations.
• You will report to the Manager of Local Operations.

Do You Have?

• Basic technology and math skills
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record
• Ability to distinguish colors in use of color-coded cable.
• Ability to use equipment with maximum load capacity of 275lbs.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, capable of working aloft.
• Ability to successfully complete required safety training.
• Ability to work assigned schedules and extended hours including day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
• Ability to respond to after hour callouts.
• High School Degree or GED equivalent

Even Better

• Customer service or sale experience.
• Certifications or training directly related to the position.
• Two-year technical degree in computers or electronics, or the equivalent in work experience.

Qualifications - Minimum Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certification/License: Must maintain a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record.
• Compliance with Weight Restrictions/Safe Load Limits for Equipment and Ladders

Physical Tasks

Standing Continuously: 67-100% | Walking Continuously: 67 – 100% | Sitting Occasionally: 0-33%
Driving- Car: Occasionally: 0-33% | Van: Continuously: 67-100% | CMV: Occasionally: 0-33% | Climbing: Continuously: 67-100% | Bending: Continuously: 67-100% | Crouching: Continuously: 67-100%| Pushing-Pulling: Continuously: 67-100% |Carrying: Continuously: 67-100% | Reaching Above Head: Continuously: 67-100% | Lifting-Lowering >1-15 lbs.: Continuously: 67-100% | >15-30 lbs.: Continuously: 67-100% | >30+ lbs.: Continuously: 67-100%
Repetitive Hand Action: >Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | >Fine Manipulating: Continuously: 67-100% |Operate Foot Control: Occasionally: 0-33%
Audio Visual Needs- Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%| Far Vision: Continuously: 67-100% |Peripheral Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33% | Color Discrimination: 34 – 66%
Exposures to: Cold: Frequently: 34-66%, Heat: Frequently: 34-66%, Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33%, Heights: Occasionally: 0-33%, Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33%, Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33%, Lung Irritants: Dust: Occasionally: 0-33%, Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%

Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment

Test Equipment, Ladders, Climbing Hooks, Hand and Power Tools, Van

Types of Driver’s License Required

Driver’s License

Our Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
• 401K Plan
• Health & Flexible Savings Account
• Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
• Educational Assistance Plan

Uniti is an equal opportunity employer. At Uniti, we celebrate the authenticity and uniqueness of our people and their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law, and to give full consideration to qualified disabled individuals and protected veterans.

Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidate's primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens

Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies before granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti’s network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or email [e-mail] as soon as possible for information on Uniti’s foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants

Depending on the position and its job functions, offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of certain pre-employment screenings, including but not limited to drug-screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screening. All such screenings will be conducted by an external third-party with the Candidate’s written consent and in accordance with federal and state law. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required pre-employment screening may disqualify the candidate from employment. Any misrepresentation during the application or interview process may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of offer, or termination.