Your Future Begins Here
MTE’s journey began in 1909 with a few miles of copper wire and a dream to outfit rural America with telephone services. Since then, the wire has been replaced with fiber optics, but MTE’s community focus and customer centered philosophy remains unchanged.
Due to his resolute community values, in 2008 MTE’s owner chose to convert the family-owned company into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Doing so protected local jobs and placed the company amongst the realms of less than 7,000 Employee-Owned Company’s Nationwide.
Today, MTE’s fierce investment in its people is reflected in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. This means 100% of company stock is held in trust for eligible employees, providing a significant retirement benefit for all.
MTE’s Employee-Owned program ensures the business will continue to thrive under the same core values that have served its employees and customers well for more than a century.
The Ownership Advantage
Our broad-based ownership aligns incentives, strengthens relationships, and improves teamwork. Our culture of ownership provides a better environment the first day you walk through the door. Being 100% employee owned gives every MTE employee a meaningful ownership stake in the business, reinforcing our shared responsibility for our success, which flows back to all of us through an increase in our share price.
Long-Term Wealth Building
Nationally, employee-owners have more than twice the average total retirement balance of Americans. Our owners receive annual allocations of company stock at no cost to them and benefit from compound growth.
Who Do You Want to Work For?
Like all companies, we make the decisions that are best for our stock owners. It just happens that our stock owners are also our employees. That might seem like a small detail, but it makes a world of difference when our leadership team is making major decisions about our company’s future.
Job Stability
Being owned by our employees means that we’re rooted in our community. In 2020, employee-owned businesses were four times more likely to hold onto employees at all levels. As well, studies also show that companies with employee ownership have higher survival rates and lower employment downturns in times of recession.
Job Posting
Broadband Technician – Midvale, Idaho
MTE Communications is currently seeking energetic, conscientious, and detail-oriented individual, who enjoy working in a team environment, and takes pride in their career. Benefits include but are not limited to; medical, dental, vision, Employee Stock Ownership, 401(k) with company match, and four weeks paid annual leave.
We are seeking to fill a full-time Broadband Technician position in the Midvale, Idaho area. The qualifying applicant will be required to maintain and install voice and broadband services provided to customers over fixed wireless, copper, and fiber platforms. This position is based out of Midvale, Idaho with service areas that include Midvale and Weiser.
Type of Position: Full-Time (Non-Exempt) Hourly
Hours: 40 / Week
Experience:
- Prior copper, fiber, and fixed wireless experience a plus, however the company will provide all required skills training.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate is…
- Comfortable with technology and the use of computers.
- Able to demonstrate aptitude, ability, and interest in learning the technology and equipment used to provide voice and broadband services to our customers.
- Willing to uphold MTE’s core company values by valuing every customer and exhibiting honesty and integrity with customers and coworkers alike.
Preferred Education: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
See the below job description for a complete overview of Preferred Skills and Work Experience
Please contact Jesse Whitener, MTE Idaho Outside Plant Manager , if you have any questions related to this posting by responding to this opening.
MTE COMMUNICATIONS
Job Title: Broadband Technician
Division/Department: ID Outside Plant
Location: Midvale, ID
Job Classification: Non-Exempt (hourly)
Reports to: MTE Idaho Outside Plant Manager
Base Pay: Starts at $19.00 per Hour and up depending on experience.
Type of Position: Full-Time
Hours: 40/week
General Description: Working with a team in the daily operations and maintenance of the service areas. Collaborates effectively with management and coworkers in a supportive capacity regarding service and technical issues. Works closely with the OSP Manager in the planning and deployment of projects.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ability to install and provision fixed wireless service on the customer’s premises
- Ability to install service drops and main cable for voice and/or broadband service
- Ability to lift 50 lbs., work at varied heights, squat, stand for long periods, and climb ladders, towers, or poles. Ability to install service drops and main cable for voice and or broadband service
- Ability to complete service orders/trouble reports in a timely manner
- Ability to operate and maintain automatic and standard transmission vehicles, and with training, utility equipment (i.e., trenchers, bucket trucks, plows, etc.)
- Maintain a valid driver’s license and meet our insurance company’s insurability guidelines
- Follow proper safety procedures, comply with company, state, and OSHA, ADOSH safety standards
- Responsible for contributing to the total success of the company
- Train and mentor other technicians
- Meet with coworkers, vendors, and others to improve relations and resolve issues
- Assist in the preparation of reports that may be required by MTE or other outside agencies
- Work with customer service and tech support representatives and other employees to resolve customers’ requests and service problems
- Attend meetings and conference calls as scheduled
- Willingness to cross-train in other job duties as requested
- Research and investigate new technologies
- Exhibit ethical behavior, including honesty, company, and customer confidentiality, always
- Facilitate working relationships within outside entities/agencies
- Must be punctual, courteous with customers and coworkers, and represent MTE in a positive manner
- Occasionally required to work long hours in various weather conditions
- Ability to use test equipment, required to troubleshoot and install the company's service to customers
- May be subject to call out for emergency systems and network outages, day or night
- Participate in the On-Call rotation
- Maintain your company calendar on a weekly basis to show On-Call status, and work calendar
- Be willing to travel for company business and training for extended periods of time (50%)
- Locate facilities and follow state rules and guidelines
- Openly accept other job duties as assigned
Preferred Skills and Work Experience:
- Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
- Basic computer skills and experience with MS Office
- Ability to work independently
- Experienced in construction skills, telecommunications troubleshooting, and outside-inside plant practices
- Possess a good working knowledge of copper and fiber cable counts, fiber and copper splicing, and be compliant with RUS specifications
- Possess working knowledge of DC Power
- Tower and pole climbing certification
- Competent communication and organizational skills
- A second language is a plus
Preferred Education:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance