• Routine Manufacturer and customer maintenance and installation including Ethernet, and optical equipment.
• Fiber cleaning, placement and management (OC 12, 48, 192, LC/LC and SC/SC connector)
• Testing systems using various test sets from DS1 to DS3, as well as OC-3, 12, 48, 192, and 10Gige to 40gig optical circuits.
• Experience using an OTDR.
• Circuit pack changes and upgrades
• Working with and taking direction from the customer’s NOC
• Perform minor installations and upgrades to the network
• Installation of DS-3 cables and terminations
• Perform routine maintenance as requested by the customer

• This is an ON CALL position
• Tech must be available 365/24/7
• Use of personal vehicle with expense paid for use
• Basic personal hand tools (additional tools will be provided by ALTA as required

Education Requirements: (High School Diploma, College, Technical/Vocational Schools, Certifications etc.

• Grade 12 graduate
• Certification on various equipment an asset (Huawei, Nortel, Infinera, Cisco, ADVA, etc;)

Experience/Skills Required: (Years of experience, Telcordia Skill Level, AT&T, multi-lingual specific experience etc.)

• Minimum 10 years working experience in Central Office (CO) environment
• Maintenance experience on transport switching equipment
• Equipment installation experience
• Test and turn up of CO equipment
• Ethernet 10Ge/1Ge, coaxial, fiber, DSX, DS3 x-connect panels
• Digital Signal hierarchy and theory- DS1, DS3, STS1, SONET DWDM
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Office Word, Outlook and especially Excel
• Transport- network installation, augments, maintenance and preventative maintenance
• Experience in AT&T facilities would be beneficial
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish customer relations
• Self-starter and able to work independently under limited supervision

Physical Requirements: (lifting, standing, sitting environmental factors, visual acuity, color perception, manual dexterity etc.)

• Be able to lift 70 pounds
• Stand or sit for long periods of time
• Climb step ladders to a height of 12 feet

Additional Requirements:

•        Install, power up, and test media converters, routers and switches both at central office and at customer locations
•        Install, test, turn up and repair ADSL, PRI, DS1, DS3, OC3 OC12, OC48, OC192, OC768, 10ME, 100ME, 1GE, 10GE and 100GE & DWDM
•        Responsible for DC Power installation and repair.
•        Familiarity with 5ESS and DMS/CS2K switching is an asset.
•        Must learn and familiarize TELUS proprietary applications like AWAS, CV, NPi and  all other troubleshooting applications like Preside etc
•        Familiar with Fiber Optic testing (OTDR, power meter) 
•        24/7 On-Call every other week.
•        Available for any scheduled cut over or outage situations
•        Strong computer skills MS Office suite , Excel, Word, assets would be Nutcracker and SAP.

AFL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not deny employment, benefits, or compensation to any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status or characteristic.  The same applies to hiring and employing persons with disabilities, unless a disability prevents a person from performing the essential functions of a job with or without reasonable accommodation. 

AFL supports the objectives of affirmative action and a work environment without discrimination.  The Company calls upon and expects every individual with the Company to accept a personal responsibility for continuing the successful policy.