Field Service Technician II - Fiber & Network Solutions

TDS Telecom; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Job summary

TDS Telecom is seeking a Field Service Technician II to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain telecom products and equipment. You will splice fiber optic and copper cables, work on aerial, buried, and underground facilities, and engage with customers to provide solutions and sales opportunities.

The role requires in-field support, on-call availability, and a 60-minute commute from Meridian, Idaho. Regular schedule is 8:00am-7:00pm MT Wed-Sat or Sun-Wed with overtime potential.

Qualifications

• 1+ year basic technical telecommunications experience.
• 6+ months of fiber optic and/or copper cable splicing and repair.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must follow the TDS attendance guidelines in order to meet TDS's business needs including but not limited to our obligations to our customers and to our customers' needs.

Responsibilities

• Assists with and performs on-site installing, troubleshooting, testing, splicing, repairing, and maintaining telephone equipment and general network equipment, customer premise equipment, Video/CATV/DBS, fiber optic/copper facilities and/or other TDS products & services for new and existing customers.
• Identifies location of defective cable using various test equipment and repairs buried, aerial, underground and/or customer cable.
• Locates cable and fiber in response to customer requests and/or construction needs.
• Pole climbing and operating construction equipment is required.
• Locates, identifies and marks company underground and buried facilities to prevent facilities from being damaged.

Skills

Telecom experience

Fiber/copper splicing

Driver's license

On-call readiness

Job description

TDS Telecom is seeking a Field Service Technician II to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain telecom products and equipment. You will splice fiber optic and copper cables, work on aerial, buried, and underground facilities, and engage with customers to provide solutions and sales opportunities.

The role requires in-field support, on-call availability, and a 60-minute commute from Meridian, Idaho. Regular schedule is 8:00am-7:00pm MT Wed-Sat or Sun-Wed with overtime potential.