ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Actively engaged as an employee advocate and fully committed to supporting our strategic vision to be and become known as the BEST in our industry(s) through:
Integrity
Putting our customer at the center of everything we do
A relentless passion to be the best
Being competitive bold innovative and adding value
An ownership mentality behavior and accountability
An unyielding commitment to quality
Respect for our internal and external customers
Continuous improvement
Being resourceful productive and efficient
Maximum dedication and effort with high energy enthusiasm and urgency
2. Schedule and manage personnel workload for supporting the wireless and fiber networks
3. Supervise and assist with the installation of new Ethernet services and associated network equipment supplying those services over fiber plant transport
4. Possess knowledge to safely operate in and around AC/DC power systems
5. Assist field technicians with training testing and maintaining Ethernet SONET/DWDM MPLS and 4G/5G wireless technologies.
6. Proficient with fiber testing equipment and standards to include Y.1564 (EtherSam) testing protocol OTDR traces and power meter usage
7. Provide assistance to outside plant team as needed to find fiber cut locations to minimize outage time
8. Maintain vehicle supplies and test equipment provided by the company in clean and operational condition.
9. Properly manage deployment and spare inventory through cycle counts and issuances and hold team members accountable for the same using company policies and procedures
10. Be available via phone 24/7 for emergencies and oncall as directed
11. Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High School diploma or equivalent required 2year associates degree in telecommunications or equivalent field preferred.
Minimum of 6 years experience installing and maintaining fiber optics and/or telecommunications equipment in the telecom industry required
Minimum 2 years experience managing personnel resources preferred
Experience with OSI Layer 1 Nokia IP networks and/or 4G/5G wireless network topology required
Experience with OSI Layer 2 and MPLS architecture preferred
Experience with Nokia Netact and Nokia NSP element management platforms preferred
Experience with GPON networks and Adtran TA5000/5004 preferred
Must be able to demonstrate ability to work crossfunctionally on technical projects and complex problems
Strong oral and written communication skills required and must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
Required Experience:
Manager