Senior Technicians Sample Clauses

Senior Technicians o The Union and the Employer agree that the intent of the Senior Technician Classification is to recognise an expert-level telecommunications technician who provides technical leadership and competent craft skills. It is agreed that the Senior Technician uses his technical leadership and craft skills in the following specific areas: ▪ To provide an exceptional level of ongoing technical expertise in his major disciplines, for the benefit of KMTS operations and KMTS customers. ▪ To provide an ongoing focus on the delivery of high quality customer service. ▪ To promote and support internal teamwork to achieve objectives. ▪ To take a leadership role in the training and development of apprentices and technicians. ▪ To promote and support safe working practices in KMTS. ▪ To support the development of technical solutions to improve service or to upgrade the KMTS network, working in partnership with KMTS • Senior Outside Plant Technician • Senior Central Office Technician • Senior Business Systems Technician ▪ Technician Step 3 – Includes all of the Journeyperson Classifications. Employees who are Class 1 or Class 1A Journeypersons on the date of ratification of this Collective Agreement will become Technician Step 3 employees, back dated to date of ratification. ▪ Technician Step 2 – Includes all of the Journeyperson Classifications. Employees who are Class 2 Journeymen on the date of the ratification of this Collective Agreement will become Technician Step 2 Employees, back dated to date of ratification. ▪ Technician Step 1 – Includes all of the Journeyperson Classifications. An apprentice who is ready for promotion to Journeyperson will enter at Technician Step 1.

Senior Technicians. The Employer will select Senior Technicians from among qualified bargaining unit technicians. The Employer will select employees for this classification in its sole discretion and determination of whether an employee, by virtue of his/her ability and experience, is capable of working independently with minimal supervision; is capable of providing guidance to other technicians and/or functioning as a team lead; can instruct new technicians; and can be assigned a schedule that supplements the Employer's need to provide coverage and insure stability of the technology network. When senior technician job opportunities occur, the Employer will follow the job posting provisions of this Agreement and will consider the qualifications of all bargaining unit technicians who apply for the position. If no qualified technician applies, accepts an offer, or desires to relocate to where there is a business need for this classification, then the Employer may pursue external candidates for the position. Senior Technicians will receive a minimum weekly salary that is $110.00 per week greater than the effective third year wage scale established for a technician. Senior Technicians will also be eligible for all differentials provided under this Agreement. As a condition of this classification and in exchange for its higher weekly salary, Senior Technicians will be required to remain on-call at times designated by the Employer and Sections 5, 6, and 7 of Article 18 (Hours, Overtime and Work Schedules) will not apply to Senior Technicians, except that Senior Technicians will receive premium pay for any overtime actually worked.

Senior Technicians. For production work, the most senior employees normally performing the work during the week on that shift shall perform the work if desired. If no senior employee desires to work, the least senior employee normally performing the work during the week on that shift will be required to work.