Elevated Tower Technician II

Elevated Tower Technician II Worker– Full time position available!

*$1,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Summary: Responsible for daily construction duties directed by the lead and tower crew, ensuring that work is performed in accordance with all safety and quality guidelines and expectations. Work items include digging trenches, grounding, cad welding, stacking towers, installation of antenna’s, all types of antenna mounts, coax lines, TMA’s, RF jumpers, remote electrical downtilts / Bias-T’s, remote radio heads, fiber/DC Hybrid cables, sweep and PIM testing, site audits and maintenance type items.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Attend all required safety meetings

• Perform all daily site safety analysis meetings, PPE and equipment inspections and safety kit and equipment inspections

• Proper use of all safety equipment and adherence to all safety procedures

• Identifying and stopping a job when confronted with an unsafe work environment and/or crew actions, equipment failure, etc…

• Adherence to OSHA / NATE / customer and industry wireless standards and quality

• Perform ground construction activities such as digging trenches, grounding, cad welding, terminations, fastening, proper bolting and antioxidant use, support of leads and tower crew

• Testing (sweep and PIM) and optimization of system components and cables as well as power and grounding systems

• Distribute, pick-up and organize tools and materials

• Run errands as directed

• Operate construction equipment, such as electric/hydraulic winches and capstans, etc…

• Perform all work in a timely and efficient manner while always observing safety and quality guidelines and expectations.

• Maintain and track all customer and company assets including trucks, trailers, test equipment, tools, PPE, safety kits, material, etc…

• Resolution of ground punch list items during a normal project schedule and in advance of any customer inspections

• Professional customer interaction

• Identify material and tools needed to complete the project

• Performs other duties as requested by Management
  

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, and/or QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a High School graduate or GED equivalent are preferred along with 3-4 years of related wireless experience

• Must have a valid driver’s license and insurance and driver history that complies with company motor vehicle policy

• Must have safety & rescue along with climbing certification (Comtrain or equivalent)

• Must be willing to attend OSHA 10 and 30hr classes / CPR / First Aid

• Must be able to pass a drug and background test

• Operation and adjustment of commonly used tools in the wireless industry efficiently to support groundwork

• Travel as needed

• Overtime as needed including nights and weekends

• DAS experience is a plus

• Computer literate

• Exhibit personal power and leadership

• Exhibit self-awareness

• Exhibit a tendency for continuing education and self-improvement

• Exhibit enthusiasm and determination

• Exhibit industry awareness

• Exhibit exceptional organizational skills

• Exhibit the ability to live the KGPCo Values
  

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively before employees of the organization.
  

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
  

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to work in a team environment.
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• The employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms

• The employee is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, kneeling and climb for extended periods

• Must be able to climb at high heights at least over 15 feet up to 300 feet in the air and must be able to work on roof tops

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 – 70 pounds

• Employee needs to remain under the total body weight of 270 pounds to stay within the guidelines of our safety equipment.

• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.

While performing the duties of this job will require outside weather conditions w/ occasional exposure to inclement weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

*$500 payable on the first feasible payroll after 30 days of employment and $500 payable on the first feasible payroll after 90 days of employment.

KGPCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Must have a minimum of High School graduate or GED equivalent are preferred along with 1-2 years of related wireless experience
• Must be fluent in English
• Must have a valid driver’s license

• Must have safety & rescue along with climbing certification (Comtrain or equivalent)

• Must be willing to attend OSHA 10 and 30hr classes / CPR / First Aid
• Must be able to pass a drug and background test
• Operation and adjustment of commonly used tools in the wireless industry efficiently to support ground work
• Travel as needed
• Overtime as needed including nights and weekends
• DAS experience is a plus
• Computer literate
  

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, regulations, instruction manuals, blueprints and specifications
• Must have a valid driver’s license and insurance and driver history that complies with company motor vehicle policy
• Accurately complete travel expense reports and timesheets on time