Shentel · 1 month ago
Network Technician
Chillicothe, OH 45601, USA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelShentel specializes in providing High-Speed Internet and other telecommunications services to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Network Technician will be responsible for the installation, provisioning, and maintenance of the electronics central to the company’s telephone and broadband network, including tasks related to fiber optic cable splicing and network equipment maintenance.
Telecommunications
Responsibilities
Perform an assortment of tasks required to make cross connects on distribution frames; including 2-wire, 4-wire, HF and T-1 circuits; cross connects on fiber distribution panels using fiber jumpers; rearrange fiber terminations as needed; assist others with testing of plant cable facilities; monitor central office alarms and respond by notifying appropriate personnel; answer the telephone in the switchroom and relay messages to fellow employees
Perform an assortment of tasks to install, provision and maintain the switching and broadband network, including: soft switches, central office switches; remote switches; digital loop carriers; testboard; operator services equipment; alarm monitoring systems; digital cross connect system; SS7 network including STP and STP translations; carrier systems; SONET equipment; High Capacity Digital Transport (HDTs); servers associated with the broadband network; and new equipment that may be purchased to expand or enhance the switching and broadband network
Perform an assortment of tasks to install, provision and maintain the broadband network, including: ADSL, DSLAM, and Mini RAM; ATM switches; Calix, Alcatel, Fujitsu, Juniper, Ethernet service switches, data service routers, TDM service interfaces and Adtran Total Access 5000 systems; VDSL system including: head end, BDTs USAMs and the provisioning of residential gateways, ether sets and modems; and new equipment that may be purchased to expand or enhance the broadband network
Install, provision and maintain subscriber carrier systems, including HF line, repeaters and outside channel units. Install and maintain special circuits including data circuits, T1 facilities, and DS3 facilities
Install, provision and maintain subscriber telephone and broadband service; cross connects; optical network units; station connections (drop, network interface device, ground rod, and wire); demarcation panels (when necessary), inside wire, and customer premise equipment
Perform an assortment of tasks associated with cable splicing including the splicing of plastic and fiber optic cables of all sizes. Test cable, locate underground cables, and repair faults in cable
Perform an assortment of tasks related to bench repair of subscriber carrier channels, payphones, single and multi-line telephones, various types of data equipment, and test equipment
Install, provision and maintain payphones, multi-line telephones, key systems, and hybrid business systems. Install and maintain network and customer premise equipment associated with Centrex, ISDN, or CLASS service
Perform minor preventative maintenance on vehicles assigned to the employee. These tasks include checking and adding oil in the engine, antifreeze/coolant in the engine, water in the battery, windshield washer liquid, and air in the tires. Also refuel vehicle when Warehouse Attendant is not readily available
Perform record keeping tasks associated with daily activities. Completing service order estimate forms, material usage forms, and other plant maintenance specific forms will be required
Maintain telephone and broadband equipment during power outages. Installation and maintenance of rectifiers, power distribution, and batteries
Engineering of work assignments and writing of cut sheets as appropriate
Qualification
Required
Qualified in all skills associated with job assignment
Ability to splice fiber optic cables
Perform tasks required to make cross connects on distribution frames
Install, provision and maintain the switching and broadband network
Install, provision and maintain the broadband network
Install, provision and maintain subscriber carrier systems
Install, provision and maintain subscriber telephone and broadband service
Perform tasks associated with cable splicing
Perform tasks related to bench repair of subscriber carrier channels and telephones
Install, provision and maintain payphones and multi-line telephones
Perform minor preventative maintenance on vehicles
Perform record keeping tasks associated with daily activities
Maintain telephone and broadband equipment during power outages
Engineering of work assignments and writing of cut sheets
Company
Shentel
We’re Shentel. We may be new to you, but we’ve been in business since 1902. Back then.
Founded in 1902
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$567.4M2025-11-20Post Ipo Debt· $567.4M
2000-01-21IPO
Leadership Team
Edward McKay
President & CEO
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