Outside Plant Technician

AT&T•Reno, NV

10h•Onsite

About The Position

AT&T is seeking a Temporary Outside Plant Technician to join their team. This role involves working with heavy-duty power equipment and hand tools for the construction and repair of outside plant cable facilities, conduit, and pole lines. Technicians will load tools and materials into company vehicles, drive to work locations, and perform various construction operations requiring heavy physical labor. The position requires adherence to quality, production, and safety standards, coordination with other work groups, and preventative maintenance on equipment. Technicians will also respond to customer inquiries and perform daily time reporting. AT&T, founded by Alexander Graham Bell, has been innovating for nearly 150 years, connecting families, communities, and businesses with products and services like 5G and Fiber.

Requirements

Will be required to obtain Class A Driver's License once on the job
Must pass a Federal DOT Medical Examination
Will be required to have their California Class A Driver s License within the first six months after their hire date
All employees who hold a commercial vehicles driver's license and, as part of their job function are required or may be required to operate a motor vehicle whose Gross Combination Weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 lbs. or, is designated to transport 15 or more passengers, including the driver or, is of any size and is used in transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding under federal regulations will be required to participate in federally mandated drug and alcohol testing programs
Ability to perform various types of construction operations which all require heavy physical labor and lifting
Ability to follow standards and practices while meeting service deadlines
Ability to work with color-coded wires
Ability to meet specific quality, production and safety standards
Ability to work with tools, equipment and cable that may be heavy which have to be loaded and unloaded from Company vehicle, moved or rearranged
May be required to climb non-stepped poles with the use of climbers

Responsibilities

Works with heavy duty power equipment and hand tools in the construction and repair of outside plant cable facilities, conduit and pole lines
Loads required tools and material into assigned Company vehicle with manual gearshift/transmission and drives or rides to work locations
May drive vehicles with three or more axles or tow other vehicles of 6,000 pounds or more
Receives verbal and/or written work orders and instructions from supervisor
Reviews and analyzes complex schematic drawings to determine work to be done, methods and sequence of tasks
Performs various types of construction operations which all require heavy physical labor and lifting
Required to follow standards and practices while meeting service deadlines
Performs housekeeping duties for assigned Company vehicles and various work locations for the safety of the employee and protection of the facilities under construction
Communicates and coordinates with other work groups to perform test on work-in-progress or completed work and obtains additional information regarding work assignment
Performs preventative maintenance on all assigned company tools, equipment and motor vehicle
Performs repetitive tasks, e.g., manually digging poles/and or holes
Responds to customer inquiries about products, work operations, etc., during field contacts
Uses hand tools to connect wires to terminals and to attach and detach various kinds of hardware to cables, etc.
Work with color-coded wires
Uses testing equipment to check for gas in manholes and cleans water and debris from manholes
Must meet specific quality, production and safety standards
Works with tools, equipment and cable that may be heavy which have to be loaded and unloaded from Company vehicle, moved or rearranged
Will be expected to be the Company's and customer's advocate
Performs time reporting tasks on a daily basis
May be required to climb non-stepped poles with the use of climbers

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Paid Time off and holidays (With some exceptions bargained employees qualify for one week of PTO after 6 months of service and 2 weeks after the first year). At least 6 company designated holidays and additional PTO (based on bargaining group to which you are hired).
Sick leave (may vary by state and based on bargaining group to which you are hired).
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness, accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone