Wireless Telecommunications Technician – Bearing Telecommunications Inc.
Job Description:
The Wireless telecommunication Technician is accountable for the Operation, Maintenance and Commissioning of Wireless equipment and physical infrastructure at cell site locations within a geographic area. This includes, configuration, testing, optimization, and troubleshooting of new an existing equipment. Equipment accountabilities include but not limited to: Environmental HVAC, DC Power systems, Fibre Optic and Microwave transport equipment, Cellular Baseband and RRU hardware, Switches and Routers, Antenna (passive and Air) and system lines. Installation and dressing all forms of DC, RF, Ethernet, Fibre Optic, and Copper cables.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to trouble reports for network failures, performing effective/efficient problem analytics. Alarm diagnosis and next step actions for rapid trouble shooting and prompt repair of equipment to ensure service restoral objectives are met.
- Track and complete trouble tickets, participate in RCA’s(root cause analysis) as needed
- Coordinate with other technicians and departments as required to maintain service levels, maximize efficiency and ensure network stability cross and within your area of responsibility
- Liaise and interface with internal stakeholders: eg NOC, Field Operations, TAC and Engineering groups to resolve network faults
- Perform in-depth methodical RF investigations as it relates to VSWR, Return Loss, Insertion loss to identify root cause for RF cables and antenna systems. Air antenna’s.
- Plan and perform preventive maintenance routines to ensure performance standards are met.
- In depth knowledge and troubleshooting on microwave and other transmission equipment.
- This will include Fiber optic and ethernet routers. Understanding of key quality service indicators on microwave and transmission equipment, optical fibre, TCP/IP
- Understand, troubleshoot, test, and diagnose faults on Fibre optic systems, cables SFP’s etc.
- Install new, and repair of existing DC power systems and cabling. Ability to install and dress new DC cabling using work order.
- Firm understanding of and troubleshooting skills relating to cellular baseband and RRU’s. 600MHz, 700MHz 850MHz, 1900MHz, 2100MHz, 2600MHz, and 3500MHz.
- Perform acceptance tests on newly installed sites and equipment to ensure results meet design specifications. Plan and implement work orders at sites, participate in activities associated with network optimization and build activities.
- Test hand-offs, RSSI, transmit level on mobiles, dropped calls and investigate any changes to benchmark coverage
- Perform in-building walk testing and investigate/isolate UL RSSI interference issues and PIM testing
- Maintain accurate site documentation (both soft and hard copy) along with WO(work order) as-builts. Maintain inventory of equipment and parts to perform regular field and lab duties, equipment, tools, laptop etc
- Administrative: reporting of mileage, timesheet, expenses, Incident Management Tickets (IMTs), Deficiency tickets (DT) updates, maintain accurate online data for sites and tickets, email communication, asset management and incident reports
- Shift work/overtime and 24 hour on-call support is required on a regular rotational basis
- Deal with difficult site access (seasonal) using off-road vehicles
- Tow mobile generators for site service restorals during power interruptions.
Requirements:
- 1 – 3 years of technical telecommunications experience supporting tier 1 carrier network elements preferred. New Graduates are encouraged and invited to apply.
- Strong RF knowledge, Microwave, optical fibre, SONET and transmission experience would be an asset DS1, DS3, OC3/12/48/192, TCP/IP/ethernet
- Travel is required 100% of the time within your own geographic area.
- Demonstrated investigative, problem solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Must possess a Valid driver’s license with clean abstract.
- Must possess or be able to obtain an Ontario Provincial Police level 2 Security Clearance.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities. Strong time/priority management. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Shiftwork, on call, Days, Weekends, and nights.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Strong individual contributor and team player
We provide:
Competitive Industry Wages, On the job Training, Paid Travel, Food Allowance, Living Accommodations and all the Tools, Equipment and Test Gear you need to ensure our success working together.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: $25.00-$35.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Application question(s):
- Are you legally able to work in Canada?
Language:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road – Cambridge, ON.
Interested candidates must reside and be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application as this position does not qualify for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or employer sponsored work permit support. If you do not meet this requirement, splease do not apply.
