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VIRGINIA TOWER/ASCENDTEK LLC.
_Hiring locally for Virginia Tower! EXPERIENCED TOWER TECHS. _
MARKET: Virginia
COMPANY BENEFITS:
- Direct, W2 employment with competitive wages
- Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
- 401k w/ matching
- Long & short-term disability and life insurance
- Company promotes from within
- Hotel booked and paid for
- Per diem
- Opportunity to expand and grow with a large telecom company, while working with some of the most skilled leaders in the industry
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Follow all state and federal safety regulations (OSHA, local turfing vendor, Tower Co., etc.) while working in an efficient and productive manner.
- Required to work at heights, up to 300 feet, installing telecom equipment/materials on towers, monopoles, etc.
- Assist the Tower Technician 3 and fellow crew members with tower construction activities including assembling/erecting towers, installing antennas and radios, mounting hardware, installing fiber and connectors, grounding, testing, positioning, and optimizing antenna and lines.
- Supervise, teach, and coach your crew's newcomers and trainees in order to improve the crew's cohesiveness and to assist your teammates growth and to acquire experience in the industry.
- Perform tower construction activities including assembling/erecting towers, installing antennas, mounting hardware, installing coax and connectors, grounding, testing, positioning, and optimizing antennas and lines.
- Use appropriate hand and power tools to properly measure, cut, bend, assemble and erect all components necessary for lifting, moving and installing equipment, materials, lines, antennae
- Interprets various documents (blueprints, diagrams, manufacturer specifications, etc.) to ensure proper installation of antenna systems using technical expertise and knowledge of blueprints and diagrams.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND LABOR:
- Lifting and carrying heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- loading and unloading material and equipment in a warehouse setting and on the construction sites, with and without the assistance of a lift gate.
- Constantly standing, kneeling, bending, stooping, and moving around confined, cluttered places, and uneven areas.
- Constantly repeating physical motions like lifting arms, grasping tools, and reaching for equipment. Eye/hand/feet coordination crucial.
- Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF RECERTIFICATION CLASS:
- Tower/Rescue
- First Aid/BBP and CPR
- PPE use and requirements
- Lock out Tag out
- RF Awareness
- AscendTek onboard/protocols
- Rigging
- GHS (formally MSDS)
- Special equipment (aerial lift, forklift, backhoe, capstan, etc.)
- OSHA Training
The above reflects leadership’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Leadership may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
REQUIREMENTS:
- MINIMUM OF ONE TO TWO (1-2) YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A TOWER CLIMBER.
- PRIOR HANDS-ON MECHANICAL, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL, OR EQUIVALENT WORKING EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED.
- VAILD DRIVERS LICENSE!!
- OSHA 30, NWSA TT1 STRONGLY PREFERRED.
- Basic knowledge of knots and tower rigging preferred
- Connector install experience
- Coax, Fiber routing/handling experience
- Top side and bottom side grounding experience
- Accurately complete detailed forms and reports
- Physically able to climb 1000 vertical feet per day
- Ability to perform Tower Rescues
- Desire to work in a team environment
- Desire for full-time, long term W-2 employment
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Onsite at job locations.
- Strict safety standards must be followed by every crew and employee.
- Working in harsh weather conditions, including but not limited to, hot and cold weather.
- Team focused work environment. You must be able to work well in coordination with a crew.