Cable Splicing Technician B (Install & Repair)

Frontier Communications•Charleston, WV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves a variety of tasks related to the installation and repair of cable systems, including aerial, underground, and buried installations. The technician will be responsible for adding, placing, removing, rerouting, setting up, racking, splicing, transferring, repairing, rearranging, bonding, pressurizing, and testing various types of cable. This includes mounting, cutting-in, and repairing cable terminals and load cases, as well as rearranging service drops, aerial and buried jumper wire, and step poles. The position requires the ability to read and interpret engineering prints and use specialized equipment to test, locate, and repair defects in both copper and fiber optic cables. Additionally, the role may involve working outdoors in all weather conditions, performing light digging, operating company vehicles and equipment (including aerial lifts), and interacting with customers.

Requirements

Must meet safety-related requirements including but not limited to those standards of safety imposed by OSHA, state agencies, manufacturers and/or the company.
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.
Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant must pass an alcohol and drug test.
Security background investigation may be required.
Job site visits will generally be granted only where a contractual obligation exists.
A valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
Must have ability to drive vehicle with manual gearshift.
Must meet applicable federal and state standards for operating the size vehicles covered by this job title.
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 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.

Responsibilities

Add, place, remove, reroute, 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 cases.
Rearrange service drops, aerial and buried jumper wire and step poles.
Read and interpret engineering prints.
Test, locate, and repair defects in wires for copper cables and fibers for fiber optic cables, using electrical and mechanical testing apparatus.
Receive work assignments from supervisor, other designated employees, or a laptop computer.
Read and interpret engineering plans and vendor specifications for the installation and repair of optic and electronic equipment, and interact with the Engineering Group.
Make necessary preparations for splicing, rearranging, and terminating cable conductors.
Perform splicing operations in connection with the installation, rearrangement, and repair of outside plant facilities, including fiber/copper cable, wire, terminals, loop carrier electronics, light guide facilities, and various fiber optic applications.
Locate and clear troubles in outside plant facilities (copper and/or fiber).
Determine air flow and pressure in cables (aerial and underground), prepare cables for pressurization, and maintain cable pressure.
Use test equipment to check for gas in manholes and empty water from manholes.
Occasionally work with torches and lead sleeves and iron cases, and place and remove protective covering over sheath openings.
Work aloft, climb ladders and poles, and enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces.
Work outdoors in all weather conditions.
Perform light digging operations as required.
Operate and maintain necessary trucks and equipment, including aerial lifts (buckets) and hydraulic lift ladders.
Install, repair, inspect, and maintain inside cables, wires, and plug-in equipment to connect telecommunication systems and equipment.
Promote the sale of company services and products.
Contact customers face-to-face to notify them of work being performed and when service is restored, communicate Company policy, and bill customers when appropriate.
Identify and meet individual customer requirements on provisioning and/or repair contacts.
Identify database discrepancies by performing proactive preventive maintenance and providing corrected information.
Complete daily administrative paperwork, timesheets, DOT logs, etc.
Perform basic computer tasks and work with customers' computers and equipment.
Perform additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.