Outside Plant Technician B (TERM)

Description

• Operating Company motor vehicles of varying gross weights which may be used to tow auxiliary equipment and supplies such as, poles, cable reels, generator pumps, etc. in a safe manner.
• Reading and interpreting engineering plans.
• Trimming trees may also be required.
• Inspecting, repairing, and maintaining wires, cables, and poles.
• Performing work operations in connection with providing telephone service.
• Works aloft; climbs ladders and poles; enters tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks.
• Digging holes, placing poles, laying cable and conduit in the ground, unrolling cable, placing fiber interduct, and pulling and stringing wire and cable from pole to pole.
• Drain water and remove any debris from manholes adhering to established guidelines and procedures.
• Placing, rearranging, and removing outside telephone plant, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block, and house cables, poles, and associated hardware fixtures and equipment.
• Completing all related administrative paperwork, time and material reporting (time sheets), inspection reports, inventory reports, etc.
• Works outside in all weather conditions.
• Operating construction-type equipment, such as winches, chain saws, hydraulic aerial lifts, and using large hand tools in placing wires and related materials.
• Connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching or detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles. Placing various terminals and/or cabinets, as required.
• Interacting with non-Frontier technicians in joint use and/or emergency operations.
• Recognize and take proper precautions when working near any hazardous materials.
• Locating buried underground cable and wire may be required.

Requirements

• Must meet applicable federal and state standards for operating the size vehicles covered by this job title.
• Must be able to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, including, but not limited to, perceiving differences in wire cable colors, moving and/or lifting items such as ladders, tools, air tanks, cable reels, test equipment and other objects weighing up to 100 pounds, working aloft; climbing ladders and poles, and entering tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks.
• Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant must pass an alcohol and drug test.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with customers.
• Training generally includes pole climbing, classroom, and on-the-job instruction. May include Department of Transportation training and safe driving courses. Students are required to meet training standards in order to be retained in the job.
• A valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record. Must have the ability to drive a vehicle with a manual gearshift.
• May be required to stand or sit for long periods of time.
• Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant will receive related, Company-provided Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) training. Upon completion of D.O.T. training, the applicant must qualify on D.O.T.'s Commercial Driver's License (CDL) written and skills qualifications tests to retain the job.
• Must meet safety-related requirements including but not limited to those standards of safety imposed by OSHA, state agencies, manufacturers, and/or the company.

Benefits

• You will remain in the same occupation into which you have been hired for the duration of your term of employment.
• You will receive all the benefits to which regular (“permanent”) employees are entitled except for any contractual layoff or termination allowance.
• Non-scheduled days will be required as needs of the business necessitate.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance