Outside Plant Technician, Driggs-ID
Silver Star Communications

This full time hourly position reports to the Driggs, ID office. This is our entry level Plant position offering opportunity for growth.

Job Description Highlights:
• Installation and maintenance of outside plant facilities
• Places direct buried cable and other materials using plowing, digging and trenching equipment
• Installs central office feeder and distribution cable and conduits
• Installs protectors and demarcation devices at customer premises
• Requires familiarity with RUS outside plant installation practices and standards

Education & Experience:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Low voltage technician license is required
• Two years heavy equipment operation experience required
• One year of telephone plant maintenance and installation work preferred
• Heavy equipment maintenance, fabrication and welding experience desirable

Starting Hourly Wage Range: $16.64 - $20.80 (depending upon experience)
Closing Date for all Applications: June 30th 2008

Personal Computer (PC) Technician – Freedom, WY
Full Time, (40) Hourly Position
Job Description Highlights:
Essential Job Functions:

• Provide quality basic video, DSL, dialup, wireless, IP video, VOIP, and LAN support services.
• Provisions and tests applicable equipment to provide reliable voice, video and data services to customers.
• Provisions and tests customer premise equipment, such as modems and set top boxes.
• Works with customers to clearly identify and resolve hardware, software, and service related problems.
• Works with customers to validate requirements, provide technical support, and coordinate activities associated with hardware, software, and service related installations, modifications, or repairs.
• Services and maintains company’s computer hardware components to include: printers, scanners, computers, and associated peripheral equipment.
• Installs, tests, configures, upgrades, and troubleshoots computer systems and peripheral devices.
• Performs peripheral, BIOS, memory, processor, mass storage, drivers, and adapter upgrades on computer hardware components.
• Repairs or replaces hardware components to meet customer and company needs.
• Installs, tests, configures, upgrades and troubleshoots common customer software applications, including antivirus software.
• Documents and maintains the company’s software, software licenses, and computer hardware inventories.
• Centrally manages employee’s desktop and laptop computer equipment and software applications to ensure proper functionality.

 Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• One year of experience of operating, maintaining, upgrading and configuring PC hardware, software and associate peripheral equipment is required.

Starting Hourly Wage Range: $14.29-$17.86 (depending upon experience)

Closing Date for all Applications: July 11th 2008

Benefits Offered:
• Health, Dental, Life, Wellness, Vision and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending plan and College Savings Plan
• Discounted products and services such as Wi-Maxx, DSL, Telephone Service, Cellular Service, and Video Service (in select areas)
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Company paid Pension and ESOP Plans
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Paid Vacation, PTO, and Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Ability to earn money and improve your health though our Corporate Health Challenge
• Discounted memberships and pricing with various local and out of town vendors
• Employees may purchase identity theft and AFLAC policies through payroll deduction