Antenna Mechanic

Description
Date: September 4, 2024 Position Title: Antenna Mechanic (Union) Department/Location: Lualualei, Hawaii Salary: $42.36 S.T.
Primary Function:
Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections and repairs on various antennas and towers. Identify tower discrepancies and anomalies for repair action. Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair on communication towers and antenna systems and subsystems. Must have demonstrated experience with communication towers, antennas, and similar structures. The candidate must be able to demonstrate they have experience completing the following tasks:
Essential Responsibilities:

1. Perform routine and corrective maintenance on over 27 active HF antennas, and two VLF antennas at NRTF Lualualei.
2. Performs climbing inspections and collects data for reporting on overall structural and functional integrity of tower and antenna assets.
3. Maintains and repairs towers and antenna systems (e.g. antennas, feed lines), sometimes under adverse conditions (e.g., high towers, inclement weather) using safety equipment and hand, power, and specialty tools.
4. Maintain applicable work, safety and quality certifications required by industry.
5. Perform other tasks as directed.

Work Conditions:
Employee will be responsible for working outside on a DoD antenna field during all weather conditions. Employee will be responsible for wearing all required PPE to include but not limited to: safety goggles, safety toed shoes and a hard hat and climbing harness. Additional PPE may be required with specific job hazards.
Requirements
Job Requirements:

• Current certification for Fall Protection Safety and Rescue training within the past 2 years.
• A minimum of two years experience within the past 5 years working on communication towers.
• Experience performing maintenance and repairs on guyed and self-supporting towers.

• Demonstrated antenna rigging and/or ironworker experience.

• Demonstrated expertise in safety and general industry knowledge.
• Demonstrate experience with OSHA and customer-specific safety procedures and guidelines. Examples would be ANSI A10.48, TIA-222G.
• Must have the ability to climb towers, pick up 75 lbs., and be capable of working up to 12 hours on occasion.
• Strong oral communication skills and the ability to work as a member of a small team performing similar tasks.
• Current DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
• Must quality as Navy 301 Maintenance Person within 90 days.

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