The Position:
* Advantage Communications, Inc. (ACI) is in the market for a qualified two-way radio technician to design, construct, maintain, repair and consult on RF based communications systems.

The successful applicants personal characteristics:
* Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, lives a healthy life, honorable, understands and practices the golden rule.  Has no reservations about taking a drug test, background or credit check Etc.

Qualifications:

* Applicant must have a clean Florida Drivers License and Driving Record.
* Applicant must have experience in working on two-way radio systems (Motorola, Kenwood, others, Quantar, consoles, tone remote gear, conventional, trunked, Microwave, Etc.)  Two years of electronics school or 4 years equivalent experience in the industry.  
* Key skills and abilities include basic knowledge of audio, RF digital microprocessors, computers and electronic circuits as found in two-way radio communications systems.  
* Ability to use and comprehend required test gear such as RF service monitors, communications test sets, spectrum analyzers, antenna system sweep testing equipment, DMM, Etc.
* Ability to read and sketch, schematics, building plans, mechanical drawings.
* Ability to interpret and apply information in equipment service publications.
* Ability to communicate with employer, clients, peers, tech support persons effectively
* Ability to perform with minimal supervision.
* Applicant must have good mechanical understanding and skills.
* Applicant must have knowledge on how to work safely around materials transporting, usage, and handling.  Work safely around high voltage, antenna tower hazards.  Work safely with and around power tools.
* Must have the ability to work in an environment of self-starters and promote a team environment.
* Must be familiar with Motorola R-56 and other industry standards
* Ability to work irregular hours and travel on an infrequent basis.
* Applicant must be intelligent and have the ability to focus attention on work.


Job Duties
* The purpose of this job is to design, construct, maintain, consult on RF communications based systems for a multitude of commercial and industrial environments.
* Major tasks include troubleshooting which site, system, module, or component is defective.
* Repair customers system by implementing repair or restoration.
* Communicate effectively with customers, contractors, supervisor, assistants, and others.  To relate ACI needs to vendors, deliver training to clients, understands clients needs.
* Create document in the written work.  Documents such as invoices, proposals and reports for maintenance performed, consulting Etc.
* Program radios, consoles, computers networks, with customer specific information.
* Understand how to align radio system equipment using industry standard AF and RF procedures.
* Determine approach, priority, and schedule for various projects.
* Perform inventory on supply parts in shop and service vehicle, maintain test gear and cables.
* Provide client service documentation for invoicing, requested paper work filed / turned in timely.  
* Be able to travel occasionally with overnight stay.  
* Required to perform physical labor outdoors from time to time.
* Required to be able to use a ladder safely.
* May be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
* May be required to work long hours after hurricane or similar event.
* Must follow safe work procedures at all times.
* Must respect and treat with the highest regard customer and employer equipment.
This list is only partial.

Two-Way Radio Technician:

Must meet the above requirements.  Must have knowledge of, maintaining, troubleshooting, performing preventative maintenance, programming and repair of the following but not limited to.
* Motorola, Kenwood, Tait, and Icom base stations, repeaters, and portables.
* Controllers
* Tower top amplifiers
* T-1 systems and leased phone line circuits
* Voting systems
* Antenna systems
* Simulcast systems
* Consoles Motorola, Zetron, others
* SmartZone Concepts
* Microwave systems basic concepts
* Training of peers

Benefits
Paid Vacation, 401K, Profit Sharing, Health Insurance

Advantage Communications, Inc. is looking for top quality applicants to work with a winning company.  ACI is looking for applicants that will work hard for the company and in return ACI will work hard for the successful applicant.  

Mark Lavallee
President and RF Technician.