Kansas Employer Hiring for STATION ENGINEER, RADIO KANSAS (ADM3192) at Hutchinson, Kansas Full Time

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The Radio Kansas Station Engineer reports to and assists the Director of Engineering to manage the electronic and computer aspects of the stations toward a goal of uninterrupted, high quality 24/7 broadcasting. Furthermore, this position will assist in maintaining the Radio Kansas office and computer network. The Radio Kansas system includes three full power FM stations with associated towers, ranging from 800’ to 1,300’ as well as two microwave towers. These sites are up to 100 miles from Hutchinson, where studios and offices are located.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Install, maintain and troubleshoot studio, RF and computer equipment and systems. In-field problem diagnosis and box-level repair of this equipment. There is some circuit-board or component-level repair but modern electronics do not typically require this.

+ Travel to and maintenance of remote facilities as far as one hundred miles away, on a regular basis. (A station vehicle is dedicated to the engineering department. On some rare occasions a personal vehicle will be required, and mileage will be paid.)

+ Be on-call for emergency work alternating weekend/evening/holiday and during absences of Director of Engineering.

+ Troubleshooting and replacing any of the station computers internal hardware, loading/configuring operating systems, setting up network connections, loading/configuring software, connecting printers and other ancillary hardware.

+ Perform non-broadcast maintenance duties, especially at remote locations: basic generator servicing, weed spraying, light building maintenance, supervision of electricians, HVAC, and tower workers, and other items as needed.