Tower Supervisor
Pay Range: $66,560 – $85,000/ annually
unWired is searching for a driven, self-motivated Tower Supervisor to lead our Tower and Project Labor teams. Reporting to the Tower Operations Manager, this position is responsible for providing day-to-day support and supervision of the Tower crews. This position is responsible for ensuring that all work on and off the tower is being performed safely and accurately.
Essential Duties:
- • Provide daily instruction to tower climbers to ensure that all jobs are completed correctly an timely.
- • Ensure that all tower climbers are properly equipped with the right hardware to complete daily job assignments prior to the start of each shift.
- • Review daily schedules and coordinate with Scheduling department to ensure that all tower crews are working efficiently.
- • Ensure accurate tower site documentation is maintained (rigging forms, safety forms, equipment, pictures, contact info, etc.) for each site location.
- • Respond to network inquiries and outages in accordance with company guidelines.
- • Follow industry and company standards regarding safety policies and procedures.
- • Ensure all vehicle inspections are completed on a regular basis and coordinate arrangements for required maintenance with the Construction Manager.
- • Develop, organize, and supervise training programs based on new and revised systems, procedures, and/or applications. This includes responding to questions and providing support and/or additional training as necessary.
- • Communicate and identify coaching opportunities based on practices observed in the field.
- • Work closely with the Construction Manager by providing information, reports and communicating any needed changes.
- • Promote safety and follow industry standards regarding safety policies and procedures.
- • Manage team morale and provide a positive work environment by effectively communicating with each member of the team.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- • High School Diploma, or equivalent language and mathematical skills.
- • Related hands-on experience in a Tower Climber role and/or the field of wireless networking.
- • Knowledge of networking systems including Switches, Routers, Hubs, Servers, Cables, Racks, Firewalls, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, UDP, Latency, VoIP, QoS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, NHRP, ATM, PPP, MPLS.
- • Ability to interpret and apply complex technical information.
- • Knowledge of systems design and implementation in a database environment.
- • Knowledge of teleprocessing security and communications networks; and knowledge of technical and user-related aspects of a personal computer environment.
- • Must be highly organized with demonstrated ability to multitask.
- • Excellent Leadership Skills: inspires respect and trust, displays passion and optimism, motivates others to perform; gives recognition and feedback, influences others effectively.
- • Problem Solving: identifies and resolves problems timely; gathers and analyzes information effectively; develops alternative solutions; uses reason when dealing with emotional topics.
- • Communication Skills: speaks and writes clearly and persuasively in positive and negative situations; responds well to questions, presents effectively in group meetings or settings, ability to read and interpret written information.
- • Interpersonal Skills: focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; open to others’ ideas.
- • Demonstrated attention to detail.
- • Must have a clean DMV record and the ability to travel as necessary.
Benefits:
- • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with company subsidies
- • Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
- • Long Term Disability Insurance
- • Flexible Spending Accounts
- • 401K with company contributions, including discretionary Profit-Sharing contributions
- • Holiday, Vacation and Sick paid time off
- • Complementary internet connection
Fresno based unWired Broadband was founded in 2003 with the goal of delivering fast, reliable Internet connections to homes and businesses in rural and underserved areas. Strong demand, fueled by increasing needs for connectivity, have led to 21 years of continuous growth. We currently cover over 19,000 square miles between Corning and the base of the Grapevine. Over 200 tower sites are strategically located to cover the rural and underserved areas that have been ignored by DSL, cable and fiber carriers.
