Telecommunications Technician

Immediate Hiring for Telecommunications Technician San Diego, CA!!!

Are you looking to be part of a growing team that is providing mission-focused telecommunication solutions?

We are currently hiring a Telecommunications Technician to join our customer's team out of San Diego, CA to support a number of U.S. Naval Base locations.

Location : Applicant must be local to the San Diego County area and willing to mainly work with our teams at Naval Base locations in Coronado, 32nd Street, and Point Loma.

This role will be 100% onsite. Local candidates preferred and relocation assistance will not be offered for this position.

Compensation : The commercial base pay rate for this full-time, hourly non-exempt position is $27.50 per hour, plus benefits.

Additionally, when work falls under the Service Contract Act (SCA), this will be hourly in accordance with the Health and Welfare provisions of the SCA, and in addition to your base hourly rate, you may be eligible to receive an additional health and welfare payment for each hour you work to ensure compliance with the minimums set forth by the act.

Job Overview :

You will be responsible to receive daily tasks that include installing copper and fiber to the desktop ports and to troubleshoot outages.

Key Functions and Responsibilities :

Installing, rearranging, and maintaining inside wiring infrastructure to include all level of wire and fiber.

Rearranging splicing and reconnecting at pole, underground or building terminals.

Performing necessary work to connect, disconnect, reconnect, test, repair and maintain customer provided voice and data equipment.

Performing diagnostic tests.

Interpreting service orders.

Keeping detailed written record of all work activity and changes.

Evaluate customer communication needs.

Climbing and working aloft.

Moving and lifting items such as ladders, tools, test equipment and cable reels.

Performing light digging.

Keep customer fully informed of all work activity and especially any planned outage of customers system.

Performing temporary rearrangements of Central Office frame during unattended hours.

Identifying and meeting individual customer requirements on provisioning and / or repair contacts.

Qualifications :

Must have related work experience and thorough understanding of structured cable systems, associated termination equipment, test equipment, industry testing standards and industry approved test procedures.

Must have experience in fiber optic splicing techniques and be able to attach connectors to fiber optic cable and splice inside and outside fiber cables.

Must be able to perform test procedures on fiber and copper cable, analyze test results, and certify results to industry standards.

Must be technically competent to problem-solve cable systems not meeting industry standard test results and provide remediation recommendations.

Must follow established safety practices and guidelines.

Must possess and supply personal hand tools to include, punch downs, crimpers, power drill, etc.

Must be able to work from 7 : 00 AM to 3 : 30 PM, Monday through Friday and may require overtime and / or weekends as needed.

Must be punctual and required to travel for this position.

Successful candidates will be subject to complete and maintain a favorable Tier 3 (NACLC & ANACI) Government Secret Security Clearance and to include a favorable Tier 1 (formerly known as a National Agency Check Inquiries (NACI) background check and associative suitability.

Successful candidates will be subject to complete and maintain a successful completion of drug screen and MVR.

Must have the ability to possess excellent communication skills and the ability to write, speak and communicate fluent English.

Preferred :

Must be familiar with all NEC Grounding practices.

Must understand requirement of EIA / TIA 568 A & B.

Physical Demand & Work Environment :

Must be able to sit, stand, stoop and bend for extended periods of time.

Must have dexterity of hands, fingers, and arms to reach, climb or balance and to operate power tools, controls and handle other specific tools or equipment.

Must have specific vision abilities required by this job to include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Must have ability to climb ladder, scaffolding or be transported by lifts.

Must have the ability to drive / operate a vehicle in a safe manner.

Must be able to regularly lift and transport up to 50 pounds, as well as frequently lift and or transport moderately heavy equipment up to 70 pounds.

Must have the ability to move from place to place within the work environment.

Must have the ability to communicate effectively.

Additional Information

Allegiance is Disabled Veteran Owned Enterprise and an equal employment and affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants on merit and business needs and not on race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.