Fiber Splicer-Outside Plant Construction

TDS•Spokane, WA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

As the Fiber Splicer-Outside Plant Construction in Spokane, Washington, you will be responsible for the placement of enclosures, splicing, testing, and documentation of outside plant fiber optic facilities with relation to Outside Plant (OSP) Construction projects. You will operate the fiber fusion splicer, OTDR, and optical light testers to ensure adherence to TDS fiber splicing standards while ensuring accuracy and timely documentation of the final product for project closing. In this role, you will complete fiber splicing for projects while coordinating with OSP construction, OSP construction contractors, and internal construction teams, ensuring project timelines are met with relation to new network turnup activities.

Requirements

1+ year of telecommunications inside or outside plant experience working with fiber optic installation, splicing, and testing experience -OR- 1+ year of telecommunications inside or outside plant experience working with copper or coax installation, splicing, and testing -OR- current military service or prior military service with honorable discharge.
Must follow the TDS attendance guidelines in order to meet TDS’s business needs, including but not limited to our obligations to our customers and to our customers’ needs.
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and remain eligible for DOT requirements.
Ability to climb poles, ladders, towers, and other structures as needed.
Ability to kneel, dig, lift, and pull.
Upon hire, must successfully pass all components of the Safety Training course curriculum.
Upon hire, must successfully complete customer-specific requirements, which may include a background check administered by the customer.
Proven organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
Must be willing to work overtime as needed.
May be required to work various/swing shifts as business needs dictate.
Must be able to operate vehicles with manual transmissions.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Must also be able to climb poles, ladders, towers or other structures.
Occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and taste or smell.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of telecommunication products and services with relation to fiber optic technology.
May require occasional travel.

Responsibilities

Install fiber enclosures and perform fusion splicing, OTDR, and light‑level testing.
Troubleshoot and repair buried and aerial fiber.
Identify cable faults and complete acceptance testing.
Document work, update as‑builts/redlines, and support project closeout.
Read construction plans and coordinate daily tasks with OSP teams and contractors.
Maintain equipment, complete paperwork, and assist Field Services as needed.
Perform operation of fiber optic fusion splicer, OTDR, and light level testing equipment to facilitate splicing and light level quality according to TDS standards.
Performs beginner to intermediate operation of all test equipment associated with fiber optic plant facilities splicing, testing, and documentation.
Installs fiber enclosures and optical tap cases; splices, troubleshoots, tests, repairs, and documents all fiber as part of OSP construction projects.
Identifies the location of defective cable and fusion splices using various test equipment.
Repairs buried and aerial fiber optic cables.
Performs cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed facilities.
Completes all testing documentation and returns as part of project closing requirements.
Receives maps and staking sheets for full construction project and ensures project is spliced, tested, and documented with guidance from team mentors or leadership.
Communicates updates to the project team as required.
Takes direction on daily and weekly project work based on deadlines, material and equipment availability, weather, and other factors.
Coordinates with supervisor to ensure continual supply of work and availability of materials.
Drafts and submits redlines and splice documentation upon completion of project.
Sets splice enclosures and splice cases according to design, splices fiber, tests, and documents all project fiber locations as part of daily activity.
Regularly engages with Network Services OSP construction teams, OSP construction contractors and internal construction teams to align with daily tasks.
Reads construction plans and determines best approach for completing fiber splicing work.
Maintains all project documentation including completion of weekly as built records and daily production reports with support from.
Ensures DOT inspections are performed on equipment where required.
Works with project managers, OSP construction contractors, and internal construction teams to ensure projects remain on schedule.
Services, cleans, maintains, and repairs equipment.
Completes all related paperwork in a timely manner.
Provides assistance to Field Services technicians as needed.