Tower Right-Hand (Heartland - Camby, IN)

Heartland Tower Solutions; Indiana; On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing Bonus

Referral Bonus

Insurance (medical, dental, vision, LI

Competitive Pay

Potential For Bonus

401K (with company match)

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Heartland Tower Solutions, LLC in Camby, IN is seeking a Right Hand for tower construction, equipment installation, and testing. Daily climbing and adherence to safety procedures are required; the Right Hand can stand in for the Crew Leader when unavailable.

Travel is required across the United States with hotel accommodations and a daily per diem provided. Benefits include insurance, 401K with company match, paid time off, holiday pay, and signing/referral bonuses.

Qualifications

• Experience in cellular tower construction and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily safety and quality tailgate meetings; assist and lead as needed.
• Climb towers daily and perform installation, testing, and commissioning of equipment.
• Assist Crew Leader with daily reports and crew hours; maintain a clean job site.
• Coordinate with vendors and customers; follow paperwork/documentation requirements for each project.
• Rig and route coax, fiber, and power wiring; install and troubleshoot equipment as needed.

Skills

Tower climbing

Safety procedures

Documentation

Site plans reading

Hand tools

Knots knowledge

Crane signals

Tower rescue

Rigging

Fiber/coax installation

Electrical tools

Computer skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Tower Right-Hand (Heartland Tower Solutions - Camby, IN)

Heartland Tower Solutions, LLC is Hiring!

Starting at $23-$28 per Hour

Signing Bonus Up To $1,500.00

Safety-Quality-Efficiency -- Keys to this long-term opportunity for career growth and great benefits.

Heartland Tower Solutions, LLC, a Midwest leader in the construction, and service of wireless communications facilities, is growing! We are investing in our personnel with an educational pathway for career advancement. We believe in establishing competitive pay tied directly to knowledge-based level assessment, a clear path to advancement, and empowering its staff for success in a highly competitive & ever-growing industry.

Travel is required. Hotel accommodations, and a daily per diem allowance are provided by Heartland Tower Solutions.

Our benefits include:

• Signing Bonus
• Referral Bonus
• Insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, supplemental)
• Competitive Pay
• Potential For Bonus
• 401K (with company match)
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position performs various tasks in tower construction and communications equipment installation, service and testing. Daily climbing and participating in all safety procedures is required. A right hand must have experience and knowledge in tower climbing and must be able to stand-in for the Crew Leader if he is not available. This position requires that that the Right Hand understands and performs testing on antennas, lines and other components. They also are required to complete all the paperwork and record keeping that is needed on a project, if the Crew Leader is not available.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must be proficient in all the "ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES" of a Tower Installer plus the below listed items:
• Participate and when requested lead daily JSA meetings, safety, and quality tailgate meetings
• Responsible for all Personal Protective Equipment (inspect daily)
• Assist in the training of Tower Installers and fellow crew members on the proper handling, installation and commissioning of the hardware and equipment Heartland Solutions installs
• Must be able to delegate tasks to crew members while working on tower
• Maintain a clean job site and truck and trailer
• Possess and apply the ability to forecast upcoming tasks and prepare for them accordingly
• Participate in testing at sites (Sweeps, PIM's, Fiber).
• Assist the Crew Leader in the completion of daily job reports and with the tracking of crew hours
• Report to Crew Leader daily and work independently with crew to complete daily activities according to work schedule
• Assist the Crew Leader in the timely completion of required paper work and documentation to ensure that the appropriate information, photos, reports, and testing is completed for each closeout prior to leaving the site.
• Climb tower daily and perform all necessary work to complete the installation of towers, antennas, mounts, coax, fiber cable, etc. Including, but not limited to, the following:
  • Constructing and decommissioning tower and equipment structures
  • Installing, maintain, and troubleshooting new and existing cellular and microwave equipment
  • Climbing ladders and structures of various heights
  • Rigging Loads
  • Running, routing, weather proofing and installation of coax, fiber optic, and power wiring for all equipment
• Ability to maintain a working relationship with vendors and customers in a professional manner
• The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job related duties as requested by the Operations Manager or senior management of the company, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Must possess all the "KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES" of a Tower Installer but with all the below listed items:
• Basic level of knowledge and ability in using computers and a familiarity with at a minimum the software programs of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to read site plans and engineering drawing
• Must be proficient in the use of hand tools and electrical tools i.e., hand drills, impact guns etc.
• Must have the knowledge of knots and know the appropriate use for each type of knot
• Must know crane and tower hand signals and know how to properly use them
• Must be confident and competent in tower rescue
• Must have knowledge of flying steel and be able to layout booms
• Must be knowledgeable in all types of connectors
• Must be knowledgeable in rigging

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must be in good physical condition with the ability to bend, twist, squat and lift 75 lbs. and pull their own body weight plus equipment weight up a vertical tower repeatedly for long periods of time.
• Working outside 52 weeks per year in different parts of the country and in conditions that include: inclement weather, heat and humidity etc.
• Regularly working near moving mechanical parts.
• Climbing 100+ feet daily
• Noise level is generally loud

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS)

• Must meet all the "MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS)" of a Tower Installer plus the below listed items:
• Must have experience in cellular tower construction and maintenance
• 1 year of L&A experience in the following:
  • Cellular upgrades
  • Sweep testing
  • PIM testing
  • Fiber Testing
  • Trouble shooting

OTHER REQUIRMENTS:

Must meet all the "OTHER REQUIRMENTS" of a Tower Installer.