Job Title: Infrastructure Maintenance Engineer

Location: Midlands

Job Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week) (Requirements for on call weekend work - Rotation)

Salary: £29,911.20 + Company Vehicle

Job Summary:

This role is crucial for maintaining the reliability and efficiency of Airband's network infrastructure. Reporting to Infrastructure Team Leader you will be responsible for;

Maintenance: Ensure the continuous operation and upkeep of Airband's Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) sites and fibre cabinets. Ensuring our sited are accessible and safe for the Infrastructure Engineers.

Servicing: Conduct regular servicing to prevent potential issues and ensure optimal performance of all infrastructure components.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the maintenance of Airband’s FWA and fibre sites – ensuring trees, bushes and associated foliage are all cut back.
• Ensuring sites are accessible and safe for all engineering staff.

• Building & repairing fences where required to ensure livestock are kept to a distance from the cabinet or mast.
• Assist the infrastructure team as and when required with outages/daily workflow
• Survey, installation & maintenance of cabinet infrastructure where required.

• Read and understand technical drawing and specification sheet required to install the equipment you are working with.
• Working in accordance with Airband H&S policies and within HSE guidelines.
• Correct use of safety equipment and procedures while demonstrating to other members of the team.
  
• Follow the Airband ethos and demonstrate it to other members of the team.
• Use of Airband systems such as Salesforce to record activities.

Key Skills

• General access maintenance skills
• Communicate and record daily tasks
• Communicate and record site safety critical information
• Understanding of the infrastructure portfolio.
• Must be comfortable working at heights (including rooftops)

Certification

It is important that all our engineers have the right certifications to be compliant and safe whilst working. Therefore, we have a list of mandatory requirements for the role, but we will support new colleagues to fill any skills gaps they have before they are fully operational in the role.

• Static & Mobile Boom 1B & 3B
• CSS Worksafe (Safe working at Height)
• First Aid at work
• Asbestos Awareness
• A8 or SA001 O/H safety
• Street Works (Unit 2 01 SLG)
• Tower Climber Medical
• Tower climber & Rescue
• Radio Frequency Awareness
• Roof Top Safety & Access
• ACDC Awareness – External
• Rigging & Lifting of Light Loads
• LANTRA Brush Cutter

What can Airband Offer you?

• Company Vehicle

• Overtime pay.

• 25 days of paid leave a year rising to 30 plus bank holidays with service.

• 5% Airband pension plus a minimum 3% employee contribution.

• Customer referral bonus - a thank you for every customer you send our way.

• We offer hybrid working – a mix of working from home and in the office.

• Free Broadband - If you are in our coverage, you can benefit from free broadband with us!

• 20% off your monthly line rental on EE’s phone, tablet, SIM only or mobile broadband plans.

• Cycle to work, Tech scheme, Healthcare and medical insurance. Dental care, and Health cash fund (dependent on the length of service)

• Airshare (employee discount platform) - discounts on everyday shopping, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless - save up to £1,000 a year!

• Refer a friend reward scheme – a selection of great rewards to choose from!

Pre-employment checks

Please note that you are required to have the right to work in the UK and we request satisfactory references as part of our recruitment process. A DBS check may be required for a number of our roles, particularly those that are customer-facing. Also, a driving licence may be required for positions that require you to be out in the field as part of the role.

Recruitment agency support is not required at this time.