Job Listing: Headend Manager

Our client in Bend, Oregon is looking for Headend Manager. This position is direct placement with benefits.

Position Summary
The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure customer loyalty by providing superior management in HeadEnd technological and personnel direction. Position provides leadership in engineering and operations of HeadEnd. Ensures compliance with quality standards, FCC regulations, the creation and delivery of HeadEnd projects, capital budget and expense.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in HeadEnd systems – 60%
o Provide a mix of technical leadership and familiarity with all aspects of HeadEnd engineering and maintenance.
o Ensure operational readiness through management of documentation of current systems and staff.
o Integrating new technologies and services to support implementation of new product development.
- Supervision of cable HeadEnd staff – 40%
o Hiring, evaluation, development, disciplining of staff
o Mentoring/coaching to instill cross-functional understanding and depth of knowledge across all aspects of HeadEnd systems
o Cross departmental communication
- Technical mastery in three of the following areas and operational expertise in four of the areas:
o Motorola DAC and STB family
o Motorola OAMP Environment (NC, OM and ARPD)
o RF CMTS, forward /reverse combining
o C-COR VOD and serving group creation
o Broadcast and narrowcast RF engineering
o Optical engineering distribution between HE and HFC
o Digital video and multiplexing
o Digital simulcast
o OpenCable environment
- Management in developing and maintaining business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
- Anticipate future capacity needs and recommend solutions.
- Demonstrates high ethical standards, strong work ethic with an emphasis on team commitment, shows respect for others, acknowledges and builds on others ideas, and supports group decisions.
- Implements continuous process improvement principles.
- Six (6) years of experience in the cable industry with degree or ten years (10) without degree with current emphasis on maintenance, engineering and management of HeadEnd systems desired
- Bachelor’s degree in technical field or significant equivalent experience a plus.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Required Skills for Headend Manager Job:

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