Consolidated, a cooperative in Central Ohio dedicated to improving the quality of life for our members and communities, is seeking a service-oriented professional to join our team as a Communications Plant Technician II.

If you have a passion for working with your hands, enjoy problem-solving and making mechanical and technical repairs, work well independently, and have a great work ethic, please apply!

Our Communications Plant Technicians take pride in their work, pay close attention to detail, and are thoughtful, highly motivated problem solvers who are driven to improve the member/customer experience. This role will play a crucial part in our mission to connect our rural communities to high-speed, fiber-to-the home internet.

In this role, you’ll be trained to function in a technician capacity, working primarily in the field to assist, maintain, and install aerial, underground, and buried fiber-optic facilities. This role will also be responsible for completing residential fiber installations, including inspection and testing; responding to and troubleshooting service delivery and emergency issues; working with members/customers/landowners to investigate and resolve inquiries and/or complaints involving fiber plant; providing back up for the Communications Plant Technician I role; assisting in maintaining accurate files on inventory, jobs, complaints, correspondence, and phone calls; and working with engineering & mapping (GIS) on network quality and accuracy.

Connect and respect are two words that describe what we ask of all Consolidated team members. We all work to foster internal and external relationships to promote the positive image and competitive position of the cooperative through a respectful, constructive, and energetic style and an attitude of humble service to the cooperative's members, trustees, and employees.

Join the Consolidated team in serving our members and communities!

Education and Experience Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent. Two-year technical school degree with one year of fiber construction and maintenance planning deployment preferred.
• Ability to acquire an understanding of the cooperative's mapping systems.
• Ability to read blueprints/engineering prints and splice documents.
• Valid driver's license.
• Capable of making full use of available tools, equipment, and technologies.
• Effective communication, organization, planning, and leadership skills
• Accuracy, self-motivation, and emotional intelligence.
• Aptitude to fulfill all the competencies for the position (Equipment Operations / Fiber/Telecommunications Installation/Set-Up / Job Knowledge / Service Delivery / Standards & Practice / Technical Competence / Technical Credibility / Telecommunications / Troubleshooting & Outage Restoration / Working with Basic Hand, Power Tools, & Technology).

 Generous benefit package including:

• Paid Personal, Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave Days.
• 401(k) (up to 7% contribution from co-op) & Defined Retirement (co-op funded) 
• Dental, Vision, Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance paid for employee; Medical available at minimal cost.
• Education/development opportunities & more!

This role may be based out of either the Mount Gilead or Delaware, OH offices and will be subject to on-call duty, requiring a residence within a distance that permits arrival at the reporting station within 30-minutes under normal conditions within 90 days of hire, unless otherwise approved. Please apply online at https://consolidated.bamboohr.com/jobs. 

Consolidated is a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment is contingent upon the completion and our evaluation of a drug screening test and a criminal background check in accordance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations. Consolidated is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consolidated Core Competencies

Safety-Focused * Business Acumen * Communication * Personal-Effectiveness * Problem-Solving * Service-Oriented

Careers with Consolidated Cooperative’s family of companies. Consolidated Cooperative is a nonprofit, member-owned and controlled organization serving the needs of nearly 18,000 members in eight counties of north central Ohio. Our mission is improving the quality of life of our members & communities by providing local, high value energy & telecommunication services in fiscally & environmentally responsible ways. Our vision is to shape the future in our communities & be a top tier performing leader that spurs the future growth & economic vitality of our region.

About Consolidated Cooperative

Consolidated Cooperative, Inc., is an energy and communications company that provides services that make life better for its members. Consolidated is trusted by its members and has built a reputation for delivering dependable services. Motivated by a shared desire to serve, Consolidated's employees constantly look out for their members' needs. In the future, Consolidated will remain a leader in bringing innovative services to its communities. Today we offer electric, fiber internet, and gas services. As time goes on new services will be driven by and pursued based on our mission: to make life better for people in our communities. This is the reason Consolidated exists - always has been, always will be.

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