Data Center Flex Technician

AppleOne Employment Services; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking Flex Technicians to work in a data center under a liquidation program. The role includes removing servers and components, inventorying them, and preparing for shipment to offsite storage.

You may also rack equipment, install CPUs and peripherals, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware issues. Key tasks include moving hardware to a sellable state or marking for scrap, unracking and palletizing for outbound shipping, and transferring prepared hardware to loading

Qualifications

• Ability to assemble PC hardware from components.
• Physical requirement to lift up to 50 lbs and fit under raised floors.

Responsibilities

• Move designated hardware to a sellable state or scrap.
• Unrack hardware and palletize for outbound shipping.
• Transfer prepared hardware to loading dock for offsite storage.
• Salvage usable components while keeping disks on site.
• Install and remove CPUs, memory, peripherals, and storage media.
• Rack, build, cable, configure, and provision servers.
• Rack, cable, and deploy networking equipment.
• Troubleshoot, test, and QA server hardware.
• Resolve hardware issues via trouble tickets.

Skills

Build computers from scratch

Lift 50 lbs

Education

CompTIA A+ certification

Job description

Flex Technicians work in a data center under a liquidation program - involving the removal of servers and components, inventory them, and prepare them for shipment to offsite storage, where they are later resold to external customers. This would also include other tasks like racking, installing of CPU's and computer peripherals, and conduct troubleshooting as needed!

WHAT THEY'LL DO

• Move all designated hardware
  to a sellable state (liquidations), or mark it for scrap and later disposal
  if it can’t be salvaged
• Unrack designated hardware
  and palletize it, preparing contents for outgoing shipment from the site
• Transfer prepared hardware to
  the loading dock for transfer to offsite storage
• Salvage all usable
  components, making sure hard disks and SSDs stay on the premises and never
  leave the site
• Install and remove CPUs,
  memory, peripherals, and storage media
• Rack, build, cable,
  configure, and provision Intel and Advance servers
• Rack, cable, and deploy Cisco
  Layer 2 networking equipment
• Troubleshoot, test, and
  perform quality assurance on server hardware
• Professionally resolve
  hardware issues via trouble tickets

REQUIREMENTS

• How to build a computer from
  scratch
• Physical: Must be able to
  lift 50 lbs and be flexible enough to get under a raised floor as needed
  (a mechanical lift is available)

NICE TO HAVE

• CompTIA A+ certification (not
  required)
• Web server and database
  installation experience
• Basic proficiency in Windows
  Server, Linux, and Unix

What our Client is looking for

• Go-getters who are diligent,
  punctual, goal-oriented, and driven, with:
• Strong problem-solving and
  analytical skills; creative, proactive problem solvers
• Emotional intelligence
• Excellent verbal and written
  communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks
  and work independently
• Ability to work in a team
  environment
• A friendly, helpful, can-do
  attitude
• Dependability and a
  consistent work ethic

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