Lineman Field Technician

Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 129,832,000 - 144,648,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Communications is looking for Field Technicians to install and maintain our services, facilities, and products in assigned areas, including remote and non-remote sites. You will work with terrestrial copper and fiber, wireless towers, and fiber-to-the-home initiatives to deliver reliable connectivity.

The role requires a high school diploma, a valid Alaska CDL Class A, and apprenticeship training or equivalent reaching journeyman level, plus two years of related experience and the ability

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; valid driver’s license.
• Four years of training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent leading to journeyman level.
• Two years’ experience in the skills this position will perform.
• Ability to read schematics and diagrams; climb poles; differentiate colors.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain Alaska Communications services, facilities and products in assigned areas.
• Work with terrestrial copper/fiber, wireless/microwave towers, and related infrastructure.
• Operate equipment such as tractors, backhoes, trenchers, and augers.
• Create as-builts and maintain records with updates.
• Build and maintain Alaska Communications lines, both aerial and buried.
• Perform right-of-way clearing using tools and equipment.

Skills

Read schematics

Pole climbing

Heavy equipment operation

Record keeping

Education

High school diploma

Apprenticeship / journeyman training

Tools

CDL Class A

Job description

At Alaska Communications, we’re committed to putting our team first, always being customer focused, having a can-do attitude, owning our results and always acting with integrity. This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day. Want to make an impact with us? We are unable to support remote international applicants or routinely sponsor work visas. The compensation range for this job is: $45.31 - $51.03

POSITION SUMMARY

Field Technicians duties are to install and maintain all Alaska Communications services, facilities, and products in assigned work areas, remote and non-remote. This is including but not limited to terrestrial (buried and aerial) Copper and Fiber Optic Plant, Wireless and Microwave towers, facilities such as Remote nodes, Access Points, and cross connects.

Examples of Job Duties

• Lineman Build Alaska Communications plant, aerial and underground.
• Maintain OSP poles and towers, cables copper and fiber optic, pedestals, terminals and drops.
• Operate various apparatus such as tractors, back hoes, trenchers, augers and other heavy equipment.
• Create as-builts and help maintain records by providing updates.
• Build and maintain aerial and buried Alaska Communications lines.
• Does right of way clearing using hand tools, power tools or heavy equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience Required Must have a high school diploma and must possess and maintain a driver’s license. Four (4) years training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent experience leading to journeyman level performance in this specialty, with two (2) years' experience in the skills and work this position will typically perform. Ability to operate necessary equipment. To read and interpret schematics and diagrams. Ability to climb and perform work functions on poles and to differentiate colors.

Certifications and Licenses Required This position requires you to possess and maintain an Alaska Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A, as well as a valid Certificate of Medical Examination (Medical Card) and pass a DOT Drug and Alcohol Background check.

Additional Job Requirements External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a DOT drug test.

We hope you’ll join us as we change lives through technology. For more than 120 years, our team has served Alaskans with critical telecommunication services. As technology becomes increasingly woven into our lives, we’re focused on delivering world-class connectivity solutions to our customers, from family homes to statewide enterprises. With career opportunities across the Last Frontier, our team takes pride in serving customers and giving back to our local communities. Exciting challenges are in front of us. We’re actively building Alaska’s fastest internet with fiber to the home. In rural Alaska, we’re building a state-of-the-art network to bridge the digital divide for communities that have gone unserved for too long.