Fernmeldemechaniker

We are seeking a skilled Fernmeldemechaniker to join our team at U.S. Army Europe and Africa. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for planning and accomplishing assignments related to the installation, relocation, testing, maintenance, and repair of aerial and buried cable lines, including cable distribution facilities.

• Independently apply the full range of skills and techniques in the installation, relocation, testing, maintenance, and repair of aerial and buried cable lines, including cable distribution facilities.
• Plan and lay out the sequence of work on the basis of job orders, cable line route maps, circuit diagrams, drafts, drawings, installation and repair instructions, and determine the methods, techniques, and materials that are best suited to complete assignments in the most efficient and economical manner.
• Rend technical advice to personnel in lower grades and perform on-the-job instructions.
• Perform the more complicated duties connected with the installation of aerial and buried cable lines, temporary and permanent field cable lines, and the rehabilitation and maintenance of these facilities which requires special skills and dexterity.

• Completed vocational training of at least 30 months in the appropriate trade.
• 5 years of specialized experience, or 3 years of experience at a level of difficulty comparable to the Wage Group 5 or equivalent, or 8 years of specialized experience of which 3 years must have been performed at the wage group 5 or equivalent level.
• 3 years of specialized experience at the A-6 or equivalent creditable experience.
• Valid driver's license class B.
• English Language Proficiency Level A1 and German Language Proficiency Level B2 required.

• Multiple permanent full-time positions (38.5 hrs/week).
• On-call duty required.
• Occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) is required.
• Furnished accommodation (with shared shower / toilet, kitchen available) can be provided for Employees who commute one way at least 100km.

We offer a global employer who stands for cultural diversity and equal opportunities, employment in an international environment with a welcoming atmosphere, high level of job security and attractive pay under German tariff agreements (CTA II; Protection Agreement), including, but not limited to, the following tariff entitlements: 30 days of annual leave; 36 days for severely handicapped employees (additional time-off on 24 & 31 December per tariff agreement); vacation and Christmas pay (total of 13 monthly salaries); various additional social benefits (e.g., employer pension scheme through Allianz group insurance; property accrual payments).

Beyond the tariff agreement, we offer usually time off on 8-9 U.S. holidays due to work hour redistribution (governed by shop agreement), employer-specific programs for flexible work schedules; mobile work; length-of-service/performance awards, health promotion and fitness programs, including free use of employer-run fitness centers.