Telecommunications Maintenance
Overview: This position is responsible for installing, testing, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting, assembling and/or dismantling inside/outside communications equipment, parts and related items. Headquarter location, travel and work within assigned geographic area.
Safety: Comply with company and federal safety rules, policies and procedures to include wearing required safety equipment, responding to safety concerns and taking appropriate action.
Install, Test and Maintain: Fiber optics, cables, towers, antenna work, power plant, and microwave / radio site maintenance. Termination of overhead/underground cabling and fiber. Tower work, including tower erection and rigging as well as civil work including light construction and building maintenance.
Operate Equipment: Bucket truck, boom truck, auger truck, back hoes, bobcats, snowcats, and all terrain vehicles.
Salary/Benefits: Pay rate is approximately $25.62 per hour. BNSF employees receive an annual benefit package valued at $22,000. A General FCC License is not required, however applicants hired who possess an FCC License will be paid a differential. The terms of the collective bargaining agreement shall apply.
- 21 years of age or older.
- High School diploma or GED.
- BNSF is a drug-free company and employees will be subject to random drug tests.
- Willing to submit to an employment, criminal and driving background review.
- Available to work in the geographic area indicated.
- Able to read, write and communicate (speak, hear and understand) English.
- Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions: hot, cold, rain, snow, and sleet.
- Available to work a 40 hour work week subject to overtime, on-call and alternate shifts that may include weeknights, weekends and holidays.
- Available to travel around the seniority (designated) region and remain away from home for up to days or weeks at a time.
- Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Have a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or be able to obtain one within 60 days of employment.
- Able to visually distinguish among red, blue, green and yellow colors, hear, and with training, distinguish auditory signals.
- Able to use hands to perform activities involving holding, grasping, turning and pulling.
- Able to perform work on uneven surfaces; frequently climb ladders and on/off equipment, as well as work from a boom truck basket.
- Able to work in conditions that include loud noise and fumes, work on and around heavy and moving machinery, bend, walk, stand and sit for extended periods of time and use hand tools.
- Follow safety policies and procedures and wear the required personal protective equipment required for the job in a safe manner.
Probationary Period
120 days.
Training
Company paid on-the-job training is provided.
Work Conditions
Extreme all-weather conditions; un-even surfaces; safety sensitive work environment.
Travel
Moderate.
Shifts/Hours
40-hour work week subject to overtime, on-call and alternate shifts that may include weeknights, weekends and holidays. Shifts are governed by union agreement subject to seniority.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Dues
Per the collective bargaining agreement, union membership and monthly dues are required.
Union
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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