Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Performance Field Technician II
Career Insights for Telecommunications Field Technician
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Ohio data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Telecommunications Field Technician telecommunications Field Service Technician installs, repairs and maintains voice, data and video systems for a company's customers at the customer site. Prepares and documents a customer's network prior to implementing telecommunication system. Installs IP, network equipment and facilities. Acts as the first point of issue resolution, responds to field engineering issues and troubleshooting telecommunication problems. May train less experienced field technicians.
$68,355 / year median in Ohio
+8% projected growth
Job Description
- Washington Court House, OH 43160, USA
- Chillicothe, OH 45601, USA
- Portsmouth, OH 45662, USA
- Pomeroy, OH, USA
- Dayton, OH, USA Apply Share Job Description Posted Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM Shenandoah Telecommunications Company ("Shentel") specializes in providing High-Speed Internet and other telecommunications services to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Shentel:
Provides traditional cable Internet services for small towns and rural communities.Glo Fiber:
Delivers fiber-optic Internet for customers in larger cities, as a competitor to incumbent providers.Shentel Business and Glo Fiber Business:
Offers small, medium and large-scale telecommunication services for businesses and enterprises in our areas. We live and work in the same places as the customers we serve, and we are proud to support our local communities. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com .Job Summary:
As part of a team, install and support commercial voice, video, and data customers across our fiber networks, assist with commercial fiber deployments during optical network commercial upgrades. Provide technical support, remote diagnostics, maintenance and installation of equipment in (Headends, Hubs, POP sites and commercial customer locations). This will include integrating new technologies and network system upgrades into existing Shentel network infrastructure to support broadband fiber/coax network connectivity for data, voice and video services. Position to support the greater Chillicothe, OH area based on areas listed above; the selected candidate must be able to live, work, and travel in the market.Certifications & Experience:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
- 3+ years of experience in an Advanced Technician role (Broadband or Maintenance Tech) or equivalent industry experience is required.
Environmental Requirements:
- Factors affecting environmental conditions will vary depending on the assigned work area and task.
- Ability to climb ladders and work in high places.
- Ability to work outdoors and in extreme weather conditions and varying topographic, wet and dry locations.
- Up to 25% daily travel time may be required.
- Lifts and carries loads of 70 lbs. or more, works in spaces such as hubs/HE/POP/Network rooms, works while standing 50 -70% of the time and performs work near power sources.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License and safe driving record.