Lineman Field Technician

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Build Alaska Communications plant, aerial and underground.
• Maintain OSP poles and towers, cables copper and fiber optic, pedestals, terminals and drops.
• Operate various apparatus such as tractors, back hoes, trenchers, augers and other heavy equipment.
• Create as-builts and help maintain records by providing updates.
• Build and maintain aerial and buried Alaska Communications lines.
• Does right of way clearing using hand tools, power tools or heavy equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience Required:
• Must have a high school diploma and must possess and maintain a driver’s license.
• Four (4) years training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent experience leading to journeyman level performance in this specialty, with two (2) years' experience in the skills and work this position will typically perform.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment.
• To read and interpret schematics and diagrams.
• Ability to climb and perform work functions on poles and to differentiate colors.

Additional Job Requirements

• This position requires you to possess and maintain an Alaska Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A, as well as a valid Certificate of Medical Examination (Medical Card) and pass a DOT Drug and Alcohol Background check.
• External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a DOT drug test.