Low Voltage Technician - Structured Cabling & Fiber

About the role

A+ Communications, Security & Home Solutions is a trusted leader in communications, security, audio/video, and automation control. Our experienced team specializes in customizing services to fit customers' specific needs, whether it be for home entertainment and safety or workplace productivity and security.

• Job Title: Low Voltage Technician - Structured Cabling & Fiber
• Department: A+ Communications & Security
• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• Revision Date: 11/2026

The Role and Why It's Important

A+ Communications & Security is Hy-Vee's in-house low voltage team. We install and service the networks behind Hy-Vee's stores, from new builds and live-store remodels to data closets and register lanes, across Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Because we're part of Hy-Vee, one of the nation's largest employee-owned companies, we handle Hy-Vee's low voltage work directly instead of competing on bids against other firms. That means steady, year-round work.

We're hiring low voltage technicians at every level, from trainees ready to learn the trade to experienced leads who can run a jobsite. Your starting level and pay are based on your experience, and our six-level career path shows exactly what it takes to move up.

Whether you're starting out or ready to lead, we have a place for you.

What You'll Do

• Pull, terminate, test, and label Cat6/6A copper and fiber cabling, including fusion splicing.
• Install cabling on new construction projects and live-store remodels, working around open stores, customers, and other trades.
• Lay out and build network racks for Hy-Vee IT network, server, POS, and register equipment.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot phones, registers, network equipment, workstations, printers, and paging systems.
• Read construction prints to plan cable pathways and elevations, and coordinate with other trades.
• Complete service calls and keep work orders, timecards, and inventory accurate.
• Thoroughly test systems before turnover.

Systems You'll Work On

Backbone and station cabling (Cat6/6A), fiber optic cabling including fusion splicing, network racks and server equipment, phone and paging systems, registers and MSRs, workstations and printers, point-to-point systems, and demarcation connections.

Your Skills

• Comfortable with hand and power tools; able to distinguish wire color codes.
• Takes pride in clean, organized, well-labeled work.
• Professional with customers and store teams.
• Reporting Relationships
• Accountable and Reports to: Manager, Telecommunications
• Direct Reports: None

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experienced techs: commercial structured cabling, fiber, and/or network installation experience. Entry-level applicants: mechanical aptitude and a willingness to learn.
• Valid driver's license (no CDL required).
• Able to obtain and maintain a DOT medical certification.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• BICSI Installer 1/2 or Technician certification preferred
• FOA CFOT or equivalent fiber certification preferred
• OSHA 10/30 and aerial/scissor lift certification preferred
• Experience on active construction or live-remodel jobsites preferred

Physical Requirements

• Regularly lift and move up to 100 lbs; frequent kneeling, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
• Work from extension ladders and scissor lifts at heights of 20+ ft.

Working Environment

• Based in Grimes, IA - travels across our 8-state territory.
• Jobsites range from active construction to operating stores open to the public.
• Company vehicle provided, and you're paid full wages for all drive time.
• Available Monday 7:00 a.m. through Friday 4:00 p.m. Crews typically head out Monday morning and return mid-to-late week, depending on the schedule.
• Weekends are off unless you're on call. On-call pays $200 per weekend (Friday 4:00 p.m. to Monday 7:00 a.m.) plus overtime pay for all hours worked.
• Your choice of travel reimbursement:
• Hy-Vee plan: Charge hotels and meals to a company credit card. Meals are covered up to $10 breakfast, $15 lunch, and $25 dinner, plus up to 15% tip.
• Legacy per diem plan: $68 per travel day for meals ($51 on the days you leave and return), plus hotel reimbursement of $113-$153 per night depending on the city.

Career Path & Pay

Compensation Range

$20-$35+/hr depending on level and experience (Trainee through Senior).

Levels: Trainee, Tech 1, Tech 2, Tech 3, Lead Tech, Sr. Tech

Benefits & Perks

• Quarterly bonus based on Hy-Vee company performance.
• 401(k) with company match of up to 3.5% when you contribute 7% of your pay. You're 100% vested from day one, and part of the match is invested in Hy-Vee stock, making you an employee-owner.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus short- and long-term disability, with more elective coverage available. HSA match of $500 (individual) or $1,000 (family) with the high-deductible plan.
• Paid time off: 40 hours granted after your first 60 days, then about 2 hours accrued for every 40-hour week, increasing with years of service. Unused PTO is paid out if you leave. Accrual rates vary slightly by state.
• Flexible time off: up to 48 additional hours per year for employees based in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
• Four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Education assistance of up to $5,250 per year through Guild.
• 10% employee discount on Hy-Vee purchases of $25 or more.
• Company shirts, hard hat, and gloves provided, plus a $220/year pants allowance and $100/year Bluetooth/hands-free allowance.
• All major tools and power tools provided. You bring your own personal hand tools.

• Looking to join our team of experts? Apply today.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.