Fiber Optics Technician

B&F ContractingPhoenix, AZ
12d

About The Position

Provide field coordination and oversight to fiber /splice crews. This position is responsible for overall safety, materials, reporting, leadership, employee communication, and productivity measures.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent education
  • Strong focus on safety, quality, integrity, accountability, productivity, and teamwork
  • Good communication skills and the ability to manage and interact in a team environment
  • Ability to read and follow plans, drawings, and directions (verbal and written)
  • Knowledge of street and highway fiber rules and regulations, and safety precautions to be observed in working on or near roads and highways
  • Ability to detect unsafe or hazardous conditions of equipment and work environment
  • OSHA, competent person, confined space, and hazard abatement training
  • Thorough knowledge of safety standards and Underground Facilities Law (Blue Stake, Arizona 811)
  • Knowledge of hand and power tools
  • Must have flexibility in personal schedule including weekdays and occasional night and weekend work
  • Ability to stand and exert physical effort performing manual labor most of the day
  • Ability to lift up to 60 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
  • Ability to work in severe weather conditions, including extreme heat
  • Valid driver license and clean driving record
  • Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug tests

Nice To Haves

  • Preferred 2-4yrs of experience in fiber installation
  • Preferred 2-4yrs of Fiber Splicing process
  • Preferred 2-4yrs of Testing Fiber using OTDR
  • OSHA 30
  • IMSA certification a plus
  • Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

  • Review plans and permits
  • Supervise, train, and develop work crews, provide input and assist crews when needed in operating other equipment and/or assist the laborers out in the field
  • Maintain a safe worksite and enforce safe work practices by following company rules and OSHA regulations, leading crew pre-task planning, addressing employee concerns, and hazard abatement
  • Take action to avoid potential hazards and obstructions such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, fiber, and falling objects
  • Ensure that materials, equipment, and tools are safely loaded/unloaded, secured to crew vehicles, cleaned and maintained as prescribed
  • Inspect company vehicles for proper operating conditions, proper security, and proper stock of materials, both pre- and post-trip
  • Report any maintenance needs or improper operating conditions of crew trucks or equipment to the proper party
  • Check work area to ensure it is clean, secure, good housekeeping is being practiced, poses no risk to the public, employees, or the environment
  • Write any necessary reports, complete forms, post job related information on computer, find job information on computer as required and directed
  • Enter and submit the crew’s hours of work accurately, ensure timecards are signed by all crew members
  • Perform safety inspections of crew and equipment, provide feedback, stop any unsafe work (stop work authority), and complete reports as necessary, Near Misses, Incident/Accident Reports, etc.
  • Monitor quality standards of all jobs, including crew performance, and ensure that all quality assurance and company standards are met
  • Ensure adherence to ethics and compliance requirements
  • Perform a wide variety of manual labor tasks involving dexterous use of hand tools such as pneumatic, electric, and hand tools
  • Wear required PPE
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