Telecom Field Technician

Location: Florence, SC

1-year contract with opportunity for extension or full-time conversion

Pay Rate: $30-$32/hr.

Brooksource is searching for a Telecom Field Technician to join our Fortune 500 Energy & Utilities client in Florence, SC. The Telecom Technician is responsible for the installation, programming, testing, and maintenance of various types of Telecommunications equipment and systems for our client and its subsidiaries.

This Technician will be expected to apply leadership and technical/functional expertise to analyze client/technology requirements and is accountable for the maintenance and repair of all telecommunications equipment assigned to his/her territory. The successful candidate must be fully competent in use of both principles and application of telecommunications technology, and able to work independently as well as in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and communications skills are essential.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s Degree in Electronics field from a 2-year college or equivalent technical certification from a civilian or military electronic technical school covering digital, analog, and communications theory.
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics, functional diagrams, and assigned work/construction packages.
• Ability to use state of the art test equipment such as OTDR, FTDR, TIMS, communication service monitors, oscilloscopes, network and data analyzers, specialty test instruments, etc.
• Ability to efficiently diagnose systems and troubleshoot all or most of the following: Fiber Optics, Transport (Microwave, Packet radio, SONET, DWDM, DS0 up to OC-192), Telephone Systems (PBXs, subscriber sets, wiring, Network Interfaces, VOIP), Wireless Systems (Two-way radio, Trunked radio, paging, SCADA & wireless networking) , Data Networking (switches, routers, and associated wiring), and common equipment including Antenna Networks (Towers, feedlines, combiners, duplexers), Power Equipment (batteries, inverters & UPS) and Grounding systems.
• Ability to work in a team environment (strong interpersonal skills, customer service skills, and ability to work with others).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• In lieu of degree five (5) or more years of experience successfully installing, programming, testing and maintaining most of the following equipment/systems is desired.
• Fiber Optics, Transport (Microwave, Packet radio, SONET, DWDM, DS0 up to OC-192), Telephone Systems (PBXs, subscriber sets, wiring, Network Interfaces, VOIP), Wireless Systems (Two-way radio, Trunked radio, paging, SCADA & wireless networking) , Data Networking (switches, routers, and associated wiring), and common equipment including Antenna Networks (Towers, feedlines, combiners, duplexers), Power Equipment (batteries, rectifiers, inverters & UPS) and Grounding systems.
• No physical limitation. Ability to carry required test equipment and tools and work from elevated heights and in close spaces.

MOBILITY CLASSIFICATION:

• Field Mobility Classification – Work will be performed in various field locations, as needed, after the onboarding period. However, field employees are required to live within a reasonable daily commute to their assigned work location.

Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.