Wireless Integration Technician

Must be local to Chicago

The Wireless Technician (Level 2) performs a wide variety of field activities associated with installing, maintaining, and servicing wireless telecommunications equipment. This role works with other technicians in a team-oriented environment to complete various projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, test, repair, remove or retrofit various wireless systems including rooftop macro, pole mount macro and small cells, indoor distributed antenna systems (IDAS) and outdoor distributed antenna systems (ODAS)
• Install vertical/horizontal cabling
• Determine and pull best path routes
• Adhere to coax and fiber installation standards
• PPC compression tool kit installation
• Reading blueprints and construction drawings
• Installation of antennas including rooftop, racks, radio(s), and remote units
• Head end rack and component installation
• DAS, small cell, macro OEM installation
• Label coax cables, antennas, head ends, cable management
• Power cabling and grounding of head end/active equipment
• Operate a lift and/or bucket truck

Managerial Responsibility

• No direct reports

Travel/Shift Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 80% of the time

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work outdoors, on ladders, and in confined spaces
• Ability to work with and around electrical wires and components and/or ESD products
• Ability to work remotely at construction or installation sites
• Ability to repeatedly ascend and descend ladders and lifts up to 50 feet
• Ability to climb heights up to 70 feet as required
• Ability to work indoor/outdoor

Skills and Abilities Required

• Experience reading blueprints or construction drawings (to include but not limited to: specifications, reporting, and design requirements)
• Experience in cable and/or hardware installation
• Experience with hand and power tools
• Must be familiar using PIM and sweep testing equipment
• Experience with outdoor installation such as rooftop cell sites, satellites, cable TV installation, or tower/microwaves
• Experience and willingness to work at heights up to 70 ft on ladders, lifts, or similar equipment and levels
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
• Ability to complete work in a timely manner
• Ability to communicate in a professional manor with all internal contacts (peers, supervisors & managers) as well as external customers, vendors or others
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, must be insurable under company insurance policy
• Knowledge of telecom carrier standards preferred

Education and Experience Required

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum of 1 year of field installation experience
• Wireless industry experience preferred

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• reading blueprints or construction drawings: 2 years (Preferred)
• cable and/or hardware installation: 2 years (Preferred)
• wireless systems: 2 years (Preferred)
• Label coax cables, antennas, head ends, cable management: 2 years (Preferred)
• cell sites, satellites, cable TV installs, tower/microwaves: 2 years (Preferred)
• IDAS and ODAS: 2 years (Required)
• DAS, small cell, macro OEM installation: 2 years (Required)
• PIM/Sweep test: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Chicago, IL (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $22 - $25