What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tower Technician III - Top Hand position at Linkup Alaska?
Linkup Alaska is a telecommunications construction company seeking an experienced Tower Technician III - Top Hand for the greater Alaska area. This listing may also recruit JR Top Hands.
We are a locally-owned company with the intent to deliver top quality services and products for our customers creating new opportunities and improved productivity for Alaska's communities. We believe in hard work, craftsmanship, celebrating achievements, making milestones, and high performance outcomes. We value honesty, integrity, and leadership. We mentor our employees ensuring fulfilling growth, professional development, and career opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Install, remove, configure and make repairs to telecommunications equipment in cell sites and related systems
- Maintain and install power equipment
- Climb towers, poles, and other structures to install, reconfigure and repair microwave and other antenna and cable equipment
- Operate electronic test equipment including cable testers, fiber testers, battery testers, and other RF analysis equipment
- Install outdoor cell site systems including cabinets, associated conduits, and ice bridges
- Troubleshoot and evaluate data related to microwave systems
- Perform power, fiber optic, cat5/cat6, waveguide, and coaxial cable installations and testing
- Read Scope of Work (SOW) documents and delivers project outcomes to scope and as directed
- Rack and mount fixed telecom equipment
- Maintaining, install, configure, adjust, and make minor repairs to microwave systems, including towers.
Qualifications
- Ability to work safely at heights up to 500’
- Minimum 2 years experience climbing very tall structures working on equipment in remote areas in directly related or similar industry
- Willing to work outside of normal business hours (i.e., shift work), to include nights and weekends, as needed
- Self-starter with the desire and ability to learn and retain new knowledge
- Team player and have excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Good work ethic and positive attitude
- Willingness to mentor/train others professionally, and to be mentored/trained
- Ability to learn and retain physical and mechanical installation specifications
- Ability to pass preliminary drug screening, criminal background check and driving background check
- Able to lift, carry, push, pull 75 lbs
- Reliable, punctual, and communicates well
Preferred Qualifications
- Valid Driver License
- Reliable Transportation
- Competent Tower Climbing Certification
- RF Safety and Awareness Certification
- CPR/First Aid Certified
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- OSHA 10
- NWSA Certified
Benefits
- Competitive Wages DOE
- Overtime
- Per Diem Allowance
- PTO Accrual
- Weekly Direct Deposit
- Medical Benefits
- 401K Plan
This position is based out of Juneau, Alaska and frequently travels around the state and occasionally Washington.
Salary : $30
