Electronic Technician

Where

Birmingham, AL

What you'll be doing

Works alone and with other employees in testing, adjusting and/or repairing central office equipment and facilities used in providing high quality network switching, trunking, and special services. Makes routine tests on switching systems equipment, facilities, trunks and special service circuits to insure a high quality of service. Analyzes defects, tests, repairs and maintains telephone switching circuits and equipment in company central offices, remote repeater locations, and administrative buildings by using various test equipment. Makes necessary repairs to equipment and facilities indicated by trouble reports, routine tests and alarms. Coordinates work operations with other employees required to make routine tests and repair equipment or facilities. Coordinates the installation, rearrangement and disconnection of plain old telephone service (POTS), trunks and special services. Reviews and interprets service, circuit diagrams, layout records, or other technical documents and follows standard practices for provisioning special services, carrier, and message circuit orders. Reviews and analyzes complex schematic drawings in performing work operations. Installs, repairs and adjusts equipment such as switches, routers, modems, relays and amplifiers using hand tools. Uses computer terminals associated with operations support systems related to work operations. Installs and performs hardware maintenance on a variety of computer systems, computer peripherals, and ancillary associated equipment. Performs periodic preventive maintenance on computer systems through the use of sophisticated test equipment, software diagnostics. Makes necessary tests for toxic and explosive gas before entering cable vaults and underground controlled environment vaults (CEVs) and continues tests while working in area. Follows established safety practices and procedures. Drives Company vehicle. Tests wire work performed to assure reliable service and to identify troubles. Repairs and performs routine maintenance such as inspecting, cleaning, and testing of large batteries, rectifiers, converters, inverters, and operates emergency engines.

What your background should be

Satisfactory performance and attendance in present job. Satisfactory completion of a background investigation. Valid driving license and ability to drive vehicle with manual shift in some assignments. Ability to perceive differences in wire and cable colors. Ability to differentiate between audible tones. Work various scheduled tours including day, evening and night covering Sunday through Saturday with overtime, call-outs and holiday work as required. Work alone at remote repeater locations and/or in controlled environment vaults or in a work center environment. Work aloft on ladders with hand tools and test sets; and lift and move loads up to 100 pounds.

Required Schooling / Training

Not specified.

Who is the client company

Provides wireless services, enterprise applications & managed hosting solutions.

If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com