Broadband Technician (Copper) - $1,500 Sign On Bonus

About the role

AFL provides industry-leading fiber optic products, conductor accessories and fittings, and related services across the globe. Our company was founded in 1984 and has grown to include every facet of the passive optical network, employing over 5,000 associates worldwide and consistently generating annual sales in excess of a billion dollars. In April of 2019, AFL made a major investment in ITC Service Group, a Sacramento-based company providing broadband installation, design and staffing services to the telecommunications and IT industries.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customers effectively and professionally
• Read and understand mainframe/cross-connect/control point layouts to run jumpers
• Utilize test equipment and interpret test results for all workstreams
• Use necessary computer skills and Android platform mobile device applications
• Install and configure customer-owned computers
• Run or reuse coaxial or Category 5 (CAT 5) wiring
• Install aerial drops, internet hubs, and routers
• Install Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) and power supplies
• Verify service and place wires between walls
• Work within attics or crawl spaces
• Follow OSHA safety requirements
• Perform pole climbing and ladder safety
• Install and repair Cat 3, Cat 5e, Cat6, RJ11, RJ45 jacks, drops, and NIDs
• Verify service and perform splicing of fiber drop connectors
• Work with test sets as required
• Understand telephony color codes and identify assigned cable pairs
• Manage tasks using the Mobile Tech Portal and associated task clearing codes

Requirements

• Must have your own vehicle and tools
• Basic electricity and transmission of "xDSL" installation
• Completion requirements for each unit
• General computer skills
• Technical understanding of loss, attenuation, and tilting

Qualifications

• Ability to work well with others to achieve common goals and foster a cooperative climate
• Ability to work independently in the field with little supervision

Skills

• Basic transmission of "xDSL" installation
• Basic computer skills
• Basic electrical knowledge
• Basic fiber and copper facility knowledge
• Basic test set usage
• Basic ladder safety
• Basic OSHA safety requirements
• Basic pole climbing
• Basic splicing of fiber drop connectors
• Basic work zone requirements
• Basic workforce management system knowledge

Benefits

• Professional growth and employee development opportunities

Pay

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Schedule

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ITC Service Group

ITC Service Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.