Field Service Technician

Responsibilities

• Affords assistance with and performs on-site installing, troubleshooting, testing, splicing, repairing, and maintaining telephone equipment and general network equipment, customer premise equipment, Video/CATV/DBS, fiber optic/copper facilities and/or other TDS products & services for new and existing customers.
• Identifies location of defective cable using various test equipment and repairs buried, aerial, underground and/or customer cable.
• Locates cable and fiber in response to customer requests and/or construction needs.
• Pole climbing and operating construction equipment is required.
• Locates, identifies and marks company underground and buried facilities to prevent facilities from being damaged.
• Keeps orderly log of all locate requests in our exchange area.
• Performs cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed facilities.
• Assists with and provides troubleshooting support techniques and corrections.
• Responds to “trouble” dispatches.
• Assists with and provides support for enhancing and maintaining record systems (cross connects, line groups, network elements, etc.).
• Provides excellent customer service.
• Proactively educates and sells TDS products and services to customers.
• Gains working knowledge of RUS Standards and Grounding practices associated with splicing and maintenance of outside plant facilities and equipment.

Qualifications

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must follow the TDS attendance guidelines in order to meet TDS's business needs including but not limited to our obligations to our customers and to our customers' needs.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Generous Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
• Seven Paid National Holidays & One Floating Holiday
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 12 months of employment)
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs
• TDS Service Discounts
• Education Assistance
• Paid Volunteer Time