Senior Maintenance Technician III - FTTH & Network Ops

Optimum; Ruston (LA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time co-op opportunity

30‑minute unpaid lunch period

Job summary

Optimum in Ruston, LA is seeking a Maintenance Technician III to repair and maintain fiber and coax transport networks for residential and business services. You will troubleshoot from the headend to customer devices, support installation tasks, and mentor junior technicians to ensure service quality and reliability.

Candidates should have fiber experience, FCC testing know-how, and a commitment to safety and efficiency. Competitive benefits accompany this role at Optimum.

Qualifications

• Internal applicants must complete their Career Progression program to be deemed eligible.

Responsibilities

• Fulfills demand maintenance and preventive maintenance by troubleshooting and repairing the transport, trunk, and distribution networks from the Master Telecommunication Center (headend) to customer's electronic devices
• Maintains a unity gain network
• Fulfills FCC-required network tests
• Performs all duties of Maintenance Tech I and II as necessary
• Troubleshoots and repairs the distribution network from headend to customer's electronic devices
• Maintains network integrity through preventive maintenance
• Build, Troubleshoot, and repair all aspects of the FTTH & RFOG Networks
• Resolves issues at installation and on scheduled service call from customer’s electronic devices to tap
• Partner with various other groups including Design, construction, ISP, NOC/ROC to resolve escalated issues and identify areas of improvement.

Skills

Fiber repair

Troubleshooting

Team mentoring

Maintenance planning

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AGORA

Netwin

Net-Q

Signal level meters

Ohm meters

Job description

Optimum in Ruston, LA is seeking a Maintenance Technician III to repair and maintain fiber and coax transport networks for residential and business services. You will troubleshoot from the headend to customer devices, support installation tasks, and mentor junior technicians to ensure service quality and reliability.

Candidates should have fiber experience, FCC testing know-how, and a commitment to safety and efficiency. Competitive benefits accompany this role at Optimum.