What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mining Technician position at Foundry?
DESCRIPTION:
The Mining Technician role is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate individual to join the team at Foundry, a subsidiary of the blockchain industry’s most prolific and active investor, Digital Currency Group. Reporting to the Site Operations Manager, the Mining Technician is a multifaceted role and will include helping the Mining Operations team deploy, maintain, and manage crypto mining equipment in the data center environments.
This position is open to candidates who desire to work at one of our physical work locations in the United States.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the Mining Operations team and proprietary crypto mining operations
- Deploy new crypto mining units at the data centers
- Maintain current operating fleet of crypto mining machines
- Using technical expertise, preform repairs and maintenance on the mining equipment as needed
- General maintenance of equipment
- Replace fans, power supplies, and other hardware
- Keep equipment in good operating condition
- Work with the Operations team to coordinate shipping and receiving of equipment
- Work with software systems to set programming parameters of equipment
- Document inventory of equipment and spare parts
- Perform general site maintenance as required
ABOUT YOU:
Minimum Qualifications; Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- General experience/background operating computer hardware
- Good communication skills
- Highly motivated and goal-oriented individual
- Ability to manage task/goal priority and shift as company strategy evolves
- Ability to learn new and dynamic operations practices and implement thoughtful improvements
- Highly organized
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs repetitively
- Ability to bend, squat and stand for up to 45 minutes at a time
- Ability to travel as needed- minimum 20% of travel throughout the United States for this position
- Ability to work in general warehouse environment, which includes high level of noise and periodic hot temperature.
Preferred Qualifications; Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Interest and knowledge in crypto currency
- Bitcoin mining experience
- Advanced MS office suite knowledge