Field Service Technician II

Aventiv-Technologie; Carlsbad, Roswell (NM, GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventiv is seeking a field-based roving technician to support multiple sites across New Mexico, including Carlsbad, Roswell, Hobbs, Portales and Lordsburg. This is not a remote role; regular regional travel is required with reimbursement through the MOTUS program.

You will repair, install and maintain telecom and networking equipment, assist with tablet programs, conduct site surveys, train customers, and manage inventories.

Qualifications

• 3 years installation, repair and maintenance of telecom and networking devices.
• Experience with Windows OS, VOIP, Adtran Fortinet, AOS, Cisco IOS and wireless tech.
• Telephony wiring and termination experience (Cat5/8, RJ45) and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintain, program, and install telecom/networking hardware per specs in facilities.
• Travel to multiple NM sites and support installations and troubleshooting.
• Provide site surveys, pre-bid support, and customer training as needed.
• Maintain and manage inventories of equipment, tools and parts.

Skills

Telecom & Networking

Customer communication

Troubleshooting & repair

Multi-site travel

Documentation & reporting

Self-motivation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Electronics Certification or Degree

Tools

Windows OS

VOIP

Adtran Fortinet

AOS

Cisco IOS

Wireless technology

Job description

**This is a field-based, roving technician position supporting multiple sites throughout New Mexico and is not a remote role. The assigned territory includes Carlsbad, Roswell, Hobbs, Portales, and Lordsburg. Regular regional travel is required, with some locations up to approximately 321 miles one way from Carlsbad. Vehicle-related reimbursement is provided through the MOTUS program.**

Job Purpose:

Maintains and repairs telecommunication equipment, associated computers, networking, and electronic equipment and installs all Securus’ products, features and equipment. Position also provides support to our tablet customers by assisting in administering the program by making sure tablets are fully utilized and proper inventories are maintained, and extra inventory or damaged inventory is returned. Travels from location to location to resolve issues as stated above but could also serve as an onsite technician for a particular customer providing both technical and administrative duties or as a hybrid technician who is both on site and roving. Provides installation assistance, training or troubleshooting assistance to a FSA and/or FST1.

• Repairs, maintains, programs and installs telecommunications hardware, associated LAN/WAN/networking hardware/software, various electronic equipment and wiring per specifications, codes, standards and operational procedures in correctional facilities
• Repairs/installs phones, kiosk, video terminals, WAP’s, tablets and other required equipment within correctional facilities within assigned area of responsibility.
• Maintain and provide operations support for site surveys, pre-bid meetings and/or sales conferences
• Communicates with dispatchers to receive work assignments and provides dispatchers with ETA for arrival and departure information
• Troubleshoots situations where standard procedures have failed in isolating or resolving problems while interfacing with multiple departments for problem resolution
• Required to assist in educating and training Securus customers, providing information to technical support and following direction given on Securus products & services
• Provide administrative services on as needed basis or when dedicated to a particular customer: data entry including PIN/PAN, blocks/unblocks, customer reporting, training, providing CDR reports, assisting with video visitation and burning recordings and/or video to CD/DVD per subpoena and testifying in court when required
• Maintains inventory of equipment and tools · Manages and maintains assigned company inventories and assets (tool, vehicle, parts inventory, laptop etc.)
• Demonstrates proficient skills with telephony–pulling cable, terminating cable, trouble shoot wiring, loading configuration files, install and maintain all Securus equipment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrate the proficient understanding of the customers’ service needs and work to improve the operation of their facility with regard to all of Securus products such as: Inmate Calling System, Video Visitation, Kiosk and/or Tablets
• Working knowledge and the ability to learn of all applicable practices, standards and codes (electrical, cabling, fiber, wireless, networking, conduit, industry, and Securus equipment)
• Ability to work all tasks to completion with a high sense of urgency and the highest work quality
• Negotiates alternatives means of resolving issues and escalates issues when necessary.
• Responds to requests from management and customers via phone, e-mail and/or with reporting
• Adheres to Field Service Standards and all Company policies.
• Self-starting, able to self-train on telephony-based product line
• Excellent ability at multi-tasking, setting priorities and tracking issues concurrently
• Strong communications skills, written and verbal, for working with customers, dispatchers, technical support, specialists, other field technicians and management

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 3 years of installation repair and maintenance of telecom and networking devices.
• Experience working with Windows OS, VOIP, Adtran Fortinet, AOS, Cisco IOS and wireless technology
• Telephony experience - including but not limited to: pulling cable (Cat3 & Cat5), terminations (110, 66, Krone, RJ11 & RJ45) up to 100 pair cables and troubleshooting wiring / T1 / CO dial tone problems
• Experience and knowledge of network (cat3, cat5, cat6) cabling configuration, troubleshooting and installation standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in conduit bending (EMT and Rigid)
• Electronics / Electrical Certification or Degree
• 6 years or more of related experience
• Wireless technology experience
• Previous experience working in law enforcement or correctional environment

Physical Requirements

Standing, sitting, walking, speaking, listening, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping and manipulating tools, typing, using peripheral computer tools. May be required to lift up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Salary and Benefits:

At Aventiv, our salary and benefits are designed to fit you as a whole person. We offer a salary range based on experience and qualifications to ensure your unique contributions are met with our most competitive offer.

Aventiv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All decisions regarding recruiting, hiring, promotion, assignment, training, termination and other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender presentation, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. We do not discriminate based on genetic information in accordance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

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