Cable Splicing Technician B (TERM)

Description

• Reading and interpreting engineering plans, vendor specifications for the installation and repair of optic and electronic equipment, and interacting with the Engineering Group
• Testing, locating and repairing defects in wires for copper cables and fibers for fiber optic cables and digital carrier systems, using electrical and mechanical testing apparatus
• Promoting the sale of services and products which the company is permitted to provide
• Making necessary preparations required for splicing, rearranging and terminate cable conductors. Performing splicing operations in connection with the installation, rearrangement, and repair of outside plant facilities. This includes fiber/copper cable, wire, terminals, loop carrier electronics and light guide facilities and various fiber optic applications which may be aloft, underground, or buried
• Contacting customers face-to-face to notify them of work being performed on their lines, and when service is restored. Also communicates Company policy and bills customer when appropriate
• Identifying data base discrepancies by performing proactive preventive maintenance and providing corrected information to appropriate individuals
• Using test equipment to check for gas in manholes and may have to empty water from manholes
• Installing, repairing, inspecting and maintaining inside cables, wires and plug-in equipment to connect telecommunication systems and equipment, including dark fiber and fiber and/or equipment including but not limited to routers, video set-top boxes and PC related hardware
• May work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Occasionally work with torches and lead sleeves and iron cases. Placing and removing protective covering over sheath openings
• Determine air flow and pressure in cables – aerial and underground. Preparing cables for pressurization and maintaining cable pressure
• Operating and maintaining necessary trucks and equipment needed to perform work operations in a safe manner. Includes operating aerial lifts (buckets) and hydraulic lift ladders mounted on trucks
• Reading and interpreting vendor specifications for optic and electronic equipment. Identifying and meeting individual customer requirements on provisioning and/or repair contacts
• Works aloft; climbs ladders and poles; enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks
• Receiving work assignments from supervisor, other designated employees, or a lap top computer
• Locating and clearing troubles in outside plant facilities (copper and/or fiber)
• Performing light digging operations as required
• Daily completion of all related administrative paperwork, time sheets, DOT log, etc

Requirements

• Must be able to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a 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
• Must meet safety-related requirements including but not limited to those standards of safety imposed by OSHA, state agencies, manufacturers and/or the company
• Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant must pass an alcohol and drug test
• Basic computer skills, working with customers’ computer and equipment
• Must be available to work scheduled tours designated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and/or the needs of the business. Associates may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as the needs of the business necessitate. Non-scheduled days will be required as needs of the business necessitate
• 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 applicable federal and state standards for operating the size vehicles covered by this job title
• A valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record. Must have ability to drive vehicle with manual gearshift

Benefits

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance