Field Support Technician

Black Box; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Box is seeking a Field Technician to manage day-to-day service operations for installations and deployments in Connecticut. You will coordinate with project managers and support teams to ensure timely delivery and issue resolution, while maintaining a strong customer-service orientation.

The role requires experience in data communications, cabling, and network equipment, with the ability to troubleshoot and communicate clearly with clients.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of data communications networks and terminology.
• Experience with cabling, patching, and network equipment.
• Ability to explain technical issues to customers in understandable terms.
• Experience in troubleshooting network performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day service operations for installations, delivery, and deployment of resources.
• Maintain customer-service oriented environment focused on issue prediction, detection and resolution.
• Perform technician work and remove barriers to meeting customer expectations; identify root causes and follow up.

Skills

Data communications knowledge

Cable testing tools

Troubleshooting

Interpersonal communications

IP phone

Customer interaction

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cisco Phones

Switches

Routers

Job description

This role reports to and receives its daily job assignments from the Customer Operations Manager in his or her region. This role will also coordinate with other groups within Black Box such as project managers, Smart Hands, and not limited to engaging with BOA project managers and other BOA support team members. his role reports to and receives its daily job assignments from the Customer Operations Manager in his or her region. This role will also coordinate with other groups within Black Box such as project managers, Smart Hands, and not limited to engaging with BOA project managers and other BOA support team members.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day service operations of the installations, delivery and deployment of technical resources within area of responsibility.
• Maintain and enhance a strong customer service-oriented environment focused on problem prediction, detection and resolution. Oversee documentation of issue, action plan and outcome and distribution within area of responsibility.
• Perform technician work activities and proactively identify and remove barriers to meeting customer expectations. Work with team to ensure root cause is identified, action plans are developed and ensure follow-up on customer issue resolution. Escalate issues as appropriate.
• Effectively support the planning and tracking of projects, resource planning and allocation, task delegation to accomplish project goals and objectives.
• Perform installation and service of low voltage category cabling, fiber optic cabling, communications cabling, communication equipment and other various low voltage related systems such as Category 3, Category 5, Enhanced Category 5, Category 6 and Fiber Optic Structured Cable Distribution Systems.
• Measure, install, and pull wires through conduits for all circuitries.
• Evaluate, diagnose, troubleshoot cabling infrastructure systems and perform repairs as necessary.
• Perform upgrades and additions to cabling infrastructure systems to increase functionality and usability.
• Patching cabling between network equipment and customer's network
• Installation of power cables from equipment to power supply in rack/cabinet/closet
• Physically install, configure and test network assets (i.e. switches, routers, firewalls, network tools & testing devices) in network closets and data center network cabinets.
• Install/swap out devices (e.g., phone, computers, cables, boards, edge routers, switches etc.)
• Complete all hard and complex Move, Add Change (MAC) requests within the defined service levels
• Act as interface between customer's associates and management
• Provide hardware break-fix services for network infrastructure
• Employ appropriate troubleshooting techniques for network performance issues.
• Ensure the data network and all related equipment are in optimal working condition.
• Perform network closet clean-up, switch port optimization, and survey work as needed.
• Perform onsite call-through, data, voice, website and security testing
• Support carrier testing of circuits
• Assist with facilities efforts
• Power and uninterruptable power supply (UPS) restoral, water related problems
• Perform back-up testing to ensure all systems are connected to the customer's network as directed
• Perform day-to-day field installation, configuration, service, preventive maintenance, and decommission of advanced services such as wireless
• Install equipment and maintain WIFI Systems, wireless router, roof mounted antenna and other infrastructure and technologies to provide wireless communications capabilities across clients' networks and data computing infrastructure.
• Perform incidental and preventative maintenance on Wi-Fi equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Coordinate with other Team Members within North American Commercial Services (NACS) Operations for the purpose of completing projects/work orders efficiently.
• Inform operations management regarding procedures and/or status of work orders for the purpose of providing necessary information for making decisions, taking appropriate action and/or complying with OSHA regulations.
• Complete required documentation in a variety of written and electronic formats according to company standards such as time reporting for billing & payroll, work order progress & completion, time and materials for client SLAs, etc.
• Request equipment and supplies for the purpose of maintaining inventory and ensuring availability of required items, as required.
• Respond to emergency situations during or after hours for the purpose of resolving immediate client concerns and meet SLAs.
• Transport a variety of items (e.g. tools, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials required at client site.
• Attend meetings, workshops, training, and seminars for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Achieve performance targets established by leadership for applicable Key Performance Indicators.

Position Details

• Hourly salary based upon the level of experience & skill set
• Permanent position may be offered after a minimum of 6 months trial period
• Standard work hours
• Field Dispatch work is generally Monday - Friday/Saturday and mostly daytime but some nights may be requested for project work and/or incident support work after the sites have closed for the day. Must be available for weekend project work when requested. Advance notice is given whenever possible.
• Tech must be available to be on a rotating weekly on call schedule
• Type / Location: Mobile worker / State of Connecticut, Greenwich, Hartford, Stanford, New Haven
• Client Addendum Applies; will provide at the time of offer acceptance

About Us

Black Box is a leading technology solutions provider. Our mission is to accelerate our customers' business by valuing relationships with our team members, clients and stakeholders. By continuously growing our knowledge, we remain relevant in the market and are in a superior position to help customers design, deploy and manage their IT infrastructure. Through our values, such as innovation, ownership, transparency, respect and open-mindedness, we deliver high-value products and services through our global presence and 2,500+ team members in 24 countries and growing. Black Box is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGC Networks.

Visit bboxservices.com to learn more

Requirements

• Must have valid driver's license and reliable vehicle with the ability to carry a 6-foot ladder
• Must have a working smartphone to access company email and company ticketing system
• Must have basic cabling tools/technician tools
• Must know how to use a laptop/email/basic knowledge of Office 365 applications such as Word, Excel
• Must be proficient in utilizing technical tools such as cable testers and fiber testers.
• Requires experience in working in communications closets
• Must be able to safely lift heavy objects
• Must understand cable patching processes and procedures
• Must be familiar with 66 Block and 110 Block cross connect procedures
• Must have a basic knowledge of data communications networking
• Must be able to assist in troubleshooting issues
• Must understand network terminology
• Must be familiar with IP phone
• Requires good interpersonal communications skills
• Must be able to explain technical issues in a way the customer will understand an issue
• Must be able to interpret a customer's issue in a way that will allow technician to facilitate a resolution

Experience and Education

• 5 years of experience in data communications
• Must have a basic knowledge of Cisco Phones, switches and routers
• Must have a basic knowledge of local and wide area networking.
• High school diploma or equivalent required