• Construction & Maintenance Technician Assistant

    Greenlight Networks (Scranton, PA)


    Construction & Maintenance Technician Assistant

     

    About the Organization Greenlight Networks is an ultra-high speed, broadband service provider, offering residential and small business customers Internet speeds up to 8 Gigabits per second. Greenlight Networks was founded in 2011 and builds, owns, and operates a fiber-optic network that provides extremely high-speed internet connections. The company's high-speed internet network is currently available to more than 170,000+ homes in 27 municipalities in the Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Albany, and Hudson Valley areas and rapidly expanding throughout the Northeast . Our mission is to connect our communities by delivering the best internet experience and providing our customers the freedom to work, play, and live without limits!

     

    Category Construction

     

    Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

     

    Location Scranton

    Description

    The primary responsibilities of theConstruction & Maintenance Tech Assistantis to assist the other Maintenance Techs in installing and splicing fiber optic cable, strand and associated hardware. Help maintain equipment and tools and acquire all necessary material and equipment to complete the assigned work orders. Other responsibilities and qualifications may be required. This position requires field work which may include overtime, weekends, holidays, and off hours.

    Essential Functions:

    + Flags traffic to protect employees and the public

    + Basic daily maintenance of provided vehicle: check fluids, clean and organize vehicle

    + Safely operate and use bucket truck to complete daily construction assignments as needed

    + Work aloft up to 50ft on/in ladder, bucket, utility pole, and aerial lift

    + Work in small and confined space like in manholes and crawl spaces

    + Assist from the ground to lineperson and splicers aloft

    + Clean up job site

    + Driving Company Vehicles

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

    + Excellent teamwork ability

    + Perform work in accordance with industry standards

    + Ability to properly use all tools and equipment necessary to perform assigned tasks-including Drills, Cable Cutters, Hammer Drill, Splicer, Cleaver, Lasher

    + A high standard of work ethics with an ability to perform all work in a neat and quality manner

    + Ability to adhere to safety guidelines and requirements including wearing all forms of PPE

    + Ability to work in adverse conditions including all weather conditions

    + Must have great work ethic and be trainable

    + Must be able to stoop, kneel, stand, crouch for long periods of time. Must be able to lift 50 pounds

    + Must be willing to travel away from home overnight

    + Ability to read, write and communicate with others effectively and promptly

    + Ability to make sound decisions consistent with job duties

    + Ability to be on call for outages/emergencies in all regions.

     

    Education and Experience

     

    + High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

    + OSHA 10-hour1 preferred

    + Flagger Training1 preferred

    + Possess a valid driver's license with clean driving record

     

    Our job titles may span more than one career level. The hourly rate for this role ranges from X - Y. The actual rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at www.greenlightnetworks.com/careers/ .

     

    EOE Statement Greenlight Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Greenlight Networks is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Greenlight Networks are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the locations we operate. Greenlight Networks will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Greenlight Networks encourages applicants of all ages.

     

    This position is currently accepting applications.