Telecommunications Maintainer Foreman (Galesburg)

About the role

This is a monthly rated position subject to on-call for emergency service. The Maintainer Foreman is a working Maintainer and will have supervisory duties, including supervising all Maintainers assigned to a group, performing administrative duties as assigned by manager, and preparing and conducting job safety briefings with employees.

Responsibilities

• Install, test, inspect, maintain, repair, troubleshoot, assemble, and/or dismantle inside/outside communications equipment, parts, and related items.
• Install, test, and maintain fiber optics, cables, towers, antenna work, power plants, and microwave/radio sites.
• Terminate overhead/underground cabling and fiber.
• Perform tower work, including tower erection, rigging, installation, and maintenance, and mowing/weed control.
• Operate trucks/equipment.
• Operate motor trucks, tractors, trenchers, digging machines, hole digging machines, and other equipment and machines used on or off track to perform Telecom work.

Requirements

• 21 years of age or older.
• Able to report for duty at the designated work location.
• Able to work safely in the above working conditions.
• Able to work the above shift/hours.
• Able to meet the above travel requirements.
• Able to read, write, and communicate (speak, hear, and understand) in English.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or be able to obtain one within 240 days of employment.
• Ability to visually distinguish among red, blue, green, and yellow colors.
• Ability to discriminate and differentiate between verbal and non-verbal sounds (signals, alarms, etc.) in the work environment.
• Able to use hands and hand tools to perform activities involving holding, grasping, turning, and pulling.
• Able to climb ladders and on/off equipment.
• Able to occasionally work from a boom truck basket.
• Able to bend, walk, stand, and sit occasionally with breaks.
• Able to follow safety policies and procedures and wear the required personal protective equipment required for the job in a safe manner.
• Able to occasionally climb and perform work on tower structures in excess of 50 feet.
• At least 3 years minimum of verifiable experience coordinating information from several sources to assign work assignments and coordinate schedules.
• At least 1 year minimum of verifiable experience conducting analysis of computer-generated reports.
• At least 1 year minimum of verifiable experience in budgeting and material management.

Qualifications

• 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to report for duty at the designated work location.
• Ability to work safely in the above working conditions.
• Ability to work the above shift/hours.
• Ability to meet the above travel requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate (speak, hear, and understand) in English.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or be able to obtain one within 240 days of employment.
• Ability to visually distinguish among red, blue, green, and yellow colors.
• Ability to discriminate and differentiate between verbal and non-verbal sounds (signals, alarms, etc.) in the work environment.
• Ability to use hands and hand tools to perform activities involving holding, grasping, turning, and pulling.
• Ability to climb ladders and on/off equipment.
• Ability to occasionally work from a boom truck basket.
• Ability to bend, walk, stand, and sit occasionally with breaks.
• Ability to follow safety policies and procedures and wear the required personal protective equipment required for the job in a safe manner.
• Ability to occasionally climb and perform work on tower structures in excess of 50 feet.
• At least 3 years minimum of verifiable experience coordinating information from several sources to assign work assignments and coordinate schedules.
• At least 1 year minimum of verifiable experience conducting analysis of computer-generated reports.
• At least 1 year minimum of verifiable experience in budgeting and material management.

Skills

• Ability to install, test, inspect, maintain, repair, troubleshoot, assemble, and/or dismantle inside/outside communications equipment, parts, and related items.
• Ability to operate trucks/equipment.
• Ability to operate motor trucks, tractors, trenchers, digging machines, hole digging machines, and other equipment and machines used on or off track to perform Telecom work.
• Ability to terminate overhead/underground cabling and fiber.
• Ability to perform tower work, including tower erection, rigging, installation, and maintenance, and mowing/weed control.
• Ability to conduct analysis of computer-generated reports.
• Ability to budget and manage materials.

Benefits

BNSF Employees receive a competitive benefit package. All positions require pre-employment background verification, medical review and pre-employment drug screen. Background Investigation Elements include criminal history, last 7 years of driving history, last 5 years of employment history to include military service, and social security number. Medical Review Elements include medical evaluation and drug screen. Additional elements may be required depending on the position. Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is a condition of employment for such positions and requires candidates to undergo a TSA security assessment (to include, but not limited to, providing: biographic information; identity documents; fingerprints; digital photograph).

Pay

$9677.13/month, with an average annual salary of $106,850.

Schedule

Full-time - 6 days a week (5 regular working days (40 hrs/wk) and one on-call day) Subject to on-call (24/6), overtime, alternate shifts, nights, weekends, holidays Shift assignments are governed by union agreement, typically based on seniority.

Transportation

Moderate Headquartered location with travel around the seniority (designated) region and remain away from home for up to days or weeks at a time.

Training

Company paid on-the-job training is provided.

Relocation

Assistance not available.

Union

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Dues required per union agreement.

Probationary Period

120 Days

Equal Opportunity Employer

BNSF Railway is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Contact Information

F: MO | Transitioning Military Engineering | Technology Services | Galesburg, IL | 61401 Zip/Postal Code: [Zip/Postal Code]