Agri-Valley Services Hiring for Network Manager Job at Tawas City, MI Full Time

Come join the Agri-Valley Communications, Inc family as a Network Manager!

Agri-Valley Communications, Inc. (AVCI) is the parent company of Pigeon Telephone, Thumb Cellular, Agri-Valley Services and the AVS Tech Team. Headquartered in Pigeon, Michigan, the family-owned corporation is focused on providing communication and technology services to rural Michigan communities, including those in the Thumb and Northern regions of the state.

Through its subsidiaries, the company offers landline telephone, cellular voice and data, and broadband internet services. Additionally, it provides computer and networking support throughout Michigan’s Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac counties via the AVS Tech Team.

AVCI is a supporter of community betterment, providing grants, scholarships, volunteered time and charitable donations to local non-profit organizations.

Network Manager Job Summary

You will supervise the design, installation and running of IT, data, cell and telecommunication systems in our organization. Working as a Network Manager, you will be responsible for the overall health of all Network components, including hardware, software, switch, cell, tower, IP, including cyber security. Add to that provisioning, testing, activities at the customer site or a company location for POTS, Specials Services, Designed Services, or Data Services. In your spare time you will supervise a team of installation and/or maintenance technicians and ensure that all functions of their job are performed in a timely fashion to meet customer and company specifications.

Essential Functions:

• Provides overall technical guidance and leadership for all network functions, involving a variety of network and telecommunications technologies (i.e. Ciena, VM Ware, Brocade, etc)

• Manages the designs,develops, implements and manages the performance planning, corresponding analysis and major problem resolution of the network and telecommunications infrastructure environments while managing highly technical staff who maintain these network and telecommunications infrastructures

• Develops projects plans and monitors performance against cost center and project budgets. Audit the network quality standards to achieve optimal levels of operation and KPI targets, along with confirming network traffic and performance to ensure minimal interruption to network transmission and or network switches

• Leads the team to correct network problems effectively and in a timely manner

• Drives initiatives and efficiencies to network facilities for improvement (i.e., enhancements, updates, upgrades, and new systems)

• Establishes tools and procedures to monitor network performance

• Develops and establishes departmental standards and procedures, including training and cross training of the team

• Provides technical consulting to management, members, and vendors

• Provides team with performance feedback and development opportunities

• Manages all network related vendor relationships

• Principle contact for the facility

• Maintain Company health and safety requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s required, or master’s (preferred) education in computer science or information technology

• 5-10 years experience analyzing, installing, monitoring, and maintaining computer networks.

• 3-10 years in Telecommunications

• 2-5 years Project Management experience

• At least 3 years in Management

• Technical, hands on Network and Management experience, and well as experience managing a network team

• Prior experience working in large scale environments.

• Experience allocating budgets and providing guidance on large network projects

• Must have valid driver’s license with the ability to travel as needed

• Cyber Security Experience

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

Travel Requirements: As Needed

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Standard Business Work Week, with ability to be on call as needed.

Disclaimer: This job description reflects the essential functions of this particular position; it is not a contract of employment. All aspects of the employment relationship are at-will, including the Company’s right and discretion to assign and/or reassign duties and responsibilities in this position at any time. Agri-Valley Communications, Inc.,

along with its affiliated companies, is an at-will employer. Pursuant and subject to applicable disability laws, it is possible that essential functions may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals protected by those disability laws. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose a serious health or safety risk to the employee or others or which impose undue hardship on the Company.

EEOC Policy; Agri-Valley Communications, Inc is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V). We recruit, employee, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, secual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable Federal, State or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Network administration: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location