OSP Area Supervisor

at  Telecon Inc

MANITOBA

Telecon is looking for an energetic and career minded individual to join our growing team as an OSP Area Supervisor. In this position you will be responsible to ensure network availability and safeguards for the network assets of the customer through the various daily tasks and assignments.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Familiarity with Cat 5E, Category 6, Category 6A, fiber optic cabling and fusion splicing for network communications capabilities
• Wireless networking and technically proficient
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and specifications
• Valid Driver’s license with clean driver’s abstract and willing to travel
• Ability to successfully pass a security clearance check
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of the organization and business agility
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
• Excellent problem solver with the ability to identify alternative and practical solutions
• Strong team player, self-motivated, proactive thinker, flexible and adaptable
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Self-starter with minimal supervision, identify problems and situation and implement solutions or escalate as required.

• Fiber Optic Transmission Systems, telephony power plants, multiplexers/demultiplexers, alarm systems and ancillary equipment such as power plants, emergency generators, etc. in support of the main components to insure optimal performance on a day to day basis.
• Responds in a timely fashion to excavation notices from control center to locate and mark fiber optic cable to prevent damage by foreign excavators. Once facility is located and marked, incumbent will determine next course of action to insure no damage occurs to the cable.
• Inspections of the cable route as per defined PMR requirements. These inspections are intended to determine condition of the right-of-way and other hazardous conditions that could potentially cause problems for the cable and the integrity of the service provided to its customers.
• Inspects the installation of electronics equipment including associated equipment. When required new installation and upgrades of various components of the equipment.
• Responsible for the reconfiguration of the network elements from time to time.
• In the event of an outage, incumbent will follow available documented fault location techniques to determine the component (s) in trouble and will then take appropriate steps to replace the defective equipment.
• Respond in a timely fashion according in respect of the urgency stated in trouble tickets generated by the control center.
• Maintain inventories of shelf equipment and supplies to ensure that the appropriate amount of maintenance spares and other equipment are on hand.
• Prepares defective equipment for return and repair and orders materials required when supply reaches established re-order thresholds.
• Maintains remote buildings including grounds, support equipment such as air conditioners, heaters, etc.
• Coordinates required repair activities with repair services. This may include grounds maintenance such as mowing, weed elimination, trash removals, snow removal, sweeping, etc.
• Maintains daily logs, records and trouble conditions reports to document activities and actions taken.

This position will require the incumbent to work in the following conditions;

• working alone or with a team
• outside weather conditions.
• ambiguous situations
• work with high voltages
• near roadways or railways
• extended driving of a pickup truck in various sorts of road conditions
• outside in trenches or manholes
• work under pressure