Outside Plant Technician B (TERM)

Frontier Communications•Martinsburg, WV

12d•$737 - $1,807•Onsite

About The Position

Performs work associated with installing, removing, and rearranging outside plant facilities to provide telephone service. Work includes connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching or detaching hardware to wires, cables, buildings, and poles. The technician keeps reports and records, performs other assigned duties, and may be assigned to other work locations as needed. This is a term position expected to last 6 to 30 months, ending upon completion of the Fiber Modernization Project in West Virginia. Employees remain in the occupation hired for the term and receive the benefits available to regular employees, except for contractual layoff or termination allowance. Before filling a regular full-time vacancy, the Company gives first preference to qualified term employees performing satisfactorily in the relevant job title, work group, and geographic location. Training generally includes pole climbing, classroom instruction, and on-the-job instruction. It may also include Department of Transportation training and safe-driving courses. Students must meet training standards to remain in the job. A security background investigation may be required. The role requires compliance with applicable safety standards and the ability to communicate effectively with customers.

Requirements

Meet safety-related requirements and standards imposed by OSHA, state agencies, manufacturers, and/or the Company.
Be able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, including distinguishing wire and cable colors; moving or lifting items weighing up to 100 pounds; working aloft; climbing ladders and poles; and entering confined spaces.
Communicate effectively with customers.
Be available to work non-scheduled days as business needs require.
Meet applicable federal and state standards for operating vehicles covered by the job title.
Have a valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record and the ability to drive a vehicle with a manual gearshift.
If a CDL is required, pass an alcohol and drug test and, after Company-provided D.O.T. training, qualify on the CDL written and skills tests.

Responsibilities

Perform work operations in connection with providing telephone service.
Place, rearrange, and remove outside telephone plant, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block, and house cables, poles, and associated hardware, fixtures, and equipment.
Trim trees as required.
Connect wires and cables to terminals; attach or detach hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles; and place terminals and cabinets as required.
Inspect, repair, and maintain wires, cables, and poles.
Operate construction equipment such as winches, chain saws, and hydraulic aerial lifts, and use large hand tools to place wires and related materials.
Work aloft; climb ladders and poles; and enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to perform job tasks.
Read and interpret engineering plans.
Dig holes, place poles, lay cable and conduit underground, unroll cable, place fiber interduct, and pull and string wire and cable from pole to pole.
Drain water and remove debris from manholes in accordance with established guidelines and procedures.
Safely operate Company motor vehicles of varying gross weights, including vehicles used to tow auxiliary equipment and supplies such as poles, cable reels, and generator pumps.
Locate buried underground cable and wire when required.
Interact with non-Frontier technicians during joint-use and emergency operations.
Complete administrative paperwork and time and material reporting, including time sheets, inspection reports, and inventory reports.
Work outdoors in all weather conditions and take appropriate precautions when working near hazardous materials.
Perform additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.