Cable Splicer

Frontier Communications•Arcadia, CA

7d•$25 - $47•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves setting up, racking, splicing, transferring, repairing, rearranging, bonding, pressurizing, and testing aerial, underground, and buried cable. The role includes mounting, cutting-in, and repairing cable terminal and load coil cases, as well as rearranging service drops, aerial, and buried jumper wire and step poles. The Cable Splicer will operate company vehicles and perform work under minimum supervision. The nature of the work involves a variety of tasks with general guidelines for making transfers, line cuts, and cable rearrangements. This role requires handling and climbing ladders and poles, working at heights in boom trucks, and entering various confined spaces such as tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, and manholes. The employee will work with small hand tools, mechanical equipment, and test equipment, connecting wires and cables to telephone equipment and splicing cable pairs. Understanding written specifications and following established procedures of moderate complexity is necessary. Splicing can involve twisting, soldering, or using prescribed wire connectors for various types of cable, including aerial, underground, buried, submarine, building, multiple conductor, and coaxial cable, and covering conductors with insulating materials. The position also involves placing and connecting cable terminals and NIDS, and requires frequent pushing, pulling, and lifting of moderate to heavy weight objects. Reading and interpreting cut sheets and work order prints, keeping detailed written records of work activity, and placing splice closures are also key duties. The role requires using electrical test equipment to verify and determine defective wires, performing cable acceptance tests, and loading tools and materials onto company vehicles. Additionally, the Cable Splicer will use test equipment to check for gas in manholes, may need to empty water and debris from manholes, and test cable pressure systems and closures for leaks. Additional duties may be assigned by the Company.

Requirements

Tests – Results obtained in standard tests for this position must meet minimum requirements established by the Company, in accordance with Company policy.
First consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Cable Splicer or OSP Construction Installer/Splicer or who possesses equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
Second consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Communications Specialist, Customer Service Technician I, Customer Service Technician II, Customer Service Technician III, Fiber Network Field Technician, Internal Communications Technician, Line worker, Plant Construction Installer, Public Access Sales Technician, Collector/Maintainer, Public Communications Field Technician, Senior Communications Specialist or Special Equipment Installer, or who possesses the equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
Third consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Buried Service Wire Technician, Equipment Maintainer, Equipment Installer, Frame Worker or Frame Maintainer, or who possesses the equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
If there are no individuals who meet the criteria outlined above, consideration will be given to all other individuals.
Must possess, at time of appointment, a valid California class “C" driver’s license, and if required at the assigned job site, must demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a vehicle equipped with a standard (manual shift) transmission.
May be required to obtain a valid California Class “A” driver’s license, after appointment, to meet vehicle or equipment operation requirements.
Legally required Criminal Records Check – Employee will be required to be fingerprinted and pass the Department of Justice criminal records screening process in order to ensure that the employee has never been convicted of, and is not the defendant in a pending criminal proceeding with respect to an arrest for, any “serious” or “violent” felony (as defined in the California Education and Penal Codes).
The Department of Justice will continuously monitor the employee’s criminal record while the employee is employed in this position, and the employee shall be required to pass such continuous screening in order to retain this position.
Must possess the ability to perceive difference in colors.
Must possess the ability to distinguish audible tones/levels.

Nice To Haves

If required at the assigned job site, must demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a vehicle equipped with a standard (manual shift) transmission.
May be required to obtain a valid California Class “A” driver’s license, after appointment, to meet vehicle or equipment operation requirements.

Responsibilities

Set up, rack, splice, transfer, repair, rearrange, bond, pressurize, and test aerial, underground, and buried cable.
Mount, cut-in, and repair cable terminal and load coil cases.
Rearrange service drops, aerial, and buried jumper wire and step poles.
Operate company vehicles as required.
Handle and climb ladders and poles, work at heights in boom trucks, enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, and manholes to place materials.
Work with small hand tools, mechanical equipment, test equipment, color coded and tone identified wires in the connection of wires and cables to other telephone equipment and in connecting cable pairs together.
Splicing done by twisting and/or soldering or by joining with prescribed wire connectors, i.e., aerial, underground, buried, submarine, building, multiple conductor cable, coaxial cable, and other wire.
Covers conductors with insulating materials.
Places and connects cable terminals and NIDS.
Read and interpret cut sheets and work order prints in order to complete work assignment.
Keep detailed written record of work activity.
Place hermetically sealed free breathing or encapsulated type splice closures.
Use electrical test equipment to verify and determine defective wire in cable.
Perform cable acceptance tests to determine if cable meets specified requirements.
Load required tools and materials on boom trucks, vans, pick-up trucks, and drive to work location.
Use test equipment to check for gas in manholes and may have to empty water and other debris from manholes.
Test all cable pressure systems and air test hermetically sealed closures for leaks.
Perform such work under minimum supervision.