Combination Technician

Combination Technician

Visionary Broadband seeks a qualified individual to fill the role of Combination Technician. This full-time, hourly position will join the Tower and Fiber Drop crew(s) at Visionary Broadband, a division of Visionary Communications, Inc., one of the top service providers in the region.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Underground Drop

• Safely and efficiently install underground cables in residential and commercial environments.
• Use best practices for installing underground wiring so as not to violate local building codes.
• Operate various trenching equipment such as a mini skid steer or walk beside trencher.
• Locate existing buried copper and fiber facilities and comply with 811 requirements (OneCall) before any digging projects, properly identifying other utility flags and safely working around other utilities.
• Load reel trailers with strand, fiber or cable as required.
• Bury cable and conduit systems, by operating blowing, plowing, digging, boring, and trenching equipment and pulling fiber and cable through conduit systems.

Overhead Drop

• Safely and efficiently install overhead cables in residential and commercial environments.
• Use best practices for installing underground wiring so as not to violate local codes and regulations or customer specs.
• Load reel trailers with strand, fiber or cable as required.
• Hang overhead cable or strand using various methods including but not limited to a ladder, bucket truck, or gaffs.
• Pull fiber and cable through conduit systems

Tower Technician

• Install equipment on Tower
• Assembling electronic equipment in racks/cabinets, plumbing all RF, wiring
• Telecom Installation of RF/ground/power/telecommunications cabling.
• Completion of client and company checklists, photos, and test results typically communicated to management (emails, uploads to FTP, Web Interface, etc.)
• Maintain network documentation with a very high level of accuracy
• Completing work that is assigned while on 24-hour “on call” duty to resolve any tower-related or customer issues

Qualifications:

A qualified candidate must possess the following skills, or have equivalent experience and/or qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, as well as ability to quickly learn and work within proprietary computer applications.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with demonstrated problem solving abilities
• A valid driver's license and be insurable to drive a company vehicle is preferred.
• Flexibility to work outside of standard 8am-5pm hours and be willing to travel on a weekly basis.
• Must be willing to travel within the region (Montana, Wyoming and Colorado) 70% of the time (hotels and per diem paid for out of town travel). Generally you will be home most weekends.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift and carry up to and above 50 pounds.
• Work at Tower heights for the duration of a day.
• Be able to climb a ladder up to 40ft.
• Utilize fine motor coordination, clear speech, and good visual acuity.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Must meet and maintain 335lb weight limit
• Continually required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts
• Exposure to outside weather conditions

Visionary is often on the cutting edge of new technology deployments and works in a multitude of different situations with many different entities. A successful candidate will be a critical thinker, willing to both come up with new solutions and work with existing team members to collaborate on a best way forward in unique situations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, marital status, parental status, Pregnancy or maternity status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status or reassignment, veteran's status, political affiliation, age or disability. Or any other status protected by applicable Federal, State or local law.


Visionary Communications, Inc. is an EEO Employer- Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.