Alaska Communications

Alaska broadband and managed IT services

Lineman Field Technician

Telecom & Utility Field ServiceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAnchorage, AK, USA$45.31 - $51.03In-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma and a valid driver’s license, both maintained.
Four years of training in a relevant telephone apprenticeship program or equivalent experience leading to journeyman-level performance in this specialty, plus two years of experience in the skills and work typically performed in this position.
Ability to operate necessary equipment.
Ability to read and interpret schematics and diagrams.
Ability to climb, perform work functions on poles, and differentiate colors.
An Alaska Commercial Driver’s License Class A and a valid Certificate of Medical Examination (Medical Card), both maintained.
Pass a DOT drug and alcohol background check.
External applicants must pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a DOT drug test.

Responsibilities

Build Alaska Communications plant, both aerial and underground.
Maintain outside plant poles and towers; copper and fiber optic cables; pedestals; terminals; and drops.
Operate tractors, backhoes, trenchers, augers, and other heavy equipment.
Create as-builts and help maintain records by providing updates.
Build and maintain aerial and buried Alaska Communications lines.
Clear rights of way using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.
Install and maintain Alaska Communications services, facilities, and products in assigned work areas, including terrestrial buried and aerial copper and fiber optic plant, wireless and microwave towers, remote nodes, access points, and cross-connects.

At Alaska Communications, we’re committed to putting our team first, always being customer focused, having a can-do attitude, owning our results and always acting with integrity. This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day. Want to make an impact with us?

We are unable to support remote international applicants or routinely sponsor work visas.

The compensation range for this job is:

$45.31 - $51.03

POSITION SUMMARY

Field Technicians duties are to install and maintain all Alaska Communications services, facilities, and products in assigned work areas, remote and non-remote. This is including but not limited to terrestrial (buried and aerial) Copper and Fiber Optic Plant, Wireless and Microwave towers, facilities such as Remote nodes, Access Points, and cross connects.

Examples of Job Duties

Lineman

Build Alaska Communications plant, aerial and underground.
Maintain OSP poles and towers, cables copper and fiber optic, pedestals, terminals and drops.
Operate various apparatus such as tractors, back hoes, trenchers, augers and other heavy equipment.
Create as-builts and help maintain records by providing updates.
Build and maintain aerial and buried Alaska Communications lines.
Does right of way clearing using hand tools, power tools or heavy equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience Required

Must have a high school diploma and must possess and maintain a driver’s license. Four (4) years training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent experience leading to journeyman level performance in this specialty, with two (2) years' experience in the skills and work this position will typically perform. Ability to operate necessary equipment. To read and interpret schematics and diagrams. Ability to climb and perform work functions on poles and to differentiate colors.

Certifications and Licenses Required

This position requires you to possess and maintain an Alaska Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A, as well as a valid Certificate of Medical Examination (Medical Card) and pass a DOT Drug and Alcohol Background check.

Additional Job Requirements

External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and a DOT drug test.

We hope you’ll join us as we change lives through technology.

About the Company

Alaska Communications

Alaska broadband and managed IT services

1) What the company does: Alaska Communications provides broadband internet and managed IT services across Alaska, offering fiber-to-the-home connections, unlimited internet, and IT solutions for large Alaska-based companies. 2) How the product works: It runs a fiber network to homes and businesses, delivering high-speed internet, and offers managed IT services such as cybersecurity, cloud and hosting, and network support, allowing customers to rely on the provider for connectivity and IT needs. 3) How it differs from competitors: It has a 120+ year presence in Alaska, focusing on Alaska-specific needs with statewide fiber access and deep local partnerships, combining consumer internet with enterprise IT services tailored to the region. 4) The company’s goal: To improve quality of life and commerce in Alaska by reliably connecting residents and businesses to each other and to the world.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Alaska, United States
Founded: 1998

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