prtc
Installation and Repair Technician
Walterboro, South Carolina
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 18 hours ago
AccountingTCP/IPCommunicationMicrosoft OfficeFiber Optics
About the role
- Typically installs necessary wiring, station protectors, fiber ONTs, and related Wi-Fi equipment needed to provide strong signal coverage through the home.
- However, these tasks still constitute important performance aspects of the job.
Responsibilities
- Also performs initial wiring or rewiring for new subscriber systems.
- Performs other work as business needs demand, including but not limited to installing, repairing, and supporting outside plant facilities generally used to provide residential and business services.
Requirements
- localizes line trouble, determines necessary repairs, and changes cable pairs or fiber pairs if required.
Nice to have
- High school degree required.
- Knowledge and skills usually acquired through training in basic electricity and/or two or more years of experience in telephone plant operations.
- A+, Network+, or other IT-related certifications are preferred.
Skills
- Knowledge of basic electronics, specification sheets, and circuit diagrams.
- Knowledge of telecommunications plant equipment operations and maintenance.
- Working knowledge of home security systems - including Qolsys, Honeywell and Alarm.com.
- Knowledge of company products, services, policies and procedures.
- Work effectively, with minimal supervision, with other plant and engineering staff. Assume a rigorous physical workload.
- Understanding of plant testing techniques for copper and fiber-optic cables.
- Knowledge of telco plant operations, cable records, RUS and other standards, and splicing techniques and equipment.
- Skill in operating service equipment including various hand tools and testing equipment.
- Ability to communicate with co-workers and various business contacts in a professional and courteous manner.
- Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions using information at hand.
- Preparation of trouble reports, work logs, truck logs, and other regulatory/standard forms.
- One or more years of experience with installing and repairing telephone, DSL, GPON, video, or home security communications services.
Company info
- Installs, maintains, and services customer premises equipment used to deliver voice, data, video, and home security services to residential customers.
This listing is sourced directly from prtc's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.