Outside Plant Technician

Verizon • Chesapeake, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Outside Plant Technician maintains Verizon’s outside plant facilities to help ensure they operate efficiently and are prepared for service needs. The role involves installing, rearranging, and removing outside plant infrastructure and performing related construction, cabling, and equipment work. This is a worksite-based position performed onsite at a defined location. The schedule is 40 hours per week; work may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and unscheduled shifts based on business needs.

Requirements

• Valid state driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.
• Class A CDL or the ability to obtain a Class A CDL.
• Knowledge of outside plant and construction, and the ability to work in an organized, collaborative manner.

Nice To Haves

• A related associate degree or at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Completion of the Verizon Technician Program or a similar program covering electrical or lineman training.

Responsibilities

• Place, rearrange, and remove outside plant facilities, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block, and house cables, poles, and associated hardware and fixtures.
• Connect wires and cables to terminals and attach or detach hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles.
• Read and interpret engineering work orders.
• Perform construction work using designated equipment, such as digging holes and placing poles.
• Operate company motor vehicles of varying gross weights to transport equipment.
• Climb ladders and poles and work aloft.
• Perceive differences in wire and cable colors and move or lift items generally not exceeding 100 pounds.
• Work evenings, weekends, holidays, and unscheduled shifts as required by business needs.

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid time off
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Potential premium pay, including overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed