Outside Plant Technician

Astound Broadband•Port Angeles, WA

7d•$23 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

This is a hands-on, field-based role focused on maintaining and repairing underground coax and fiber infrastructure. The technician will work outdoors daily using ladders, and hand tools to restore service, perform preventative maintenance, and support network reliability. The Broadband Network Technician I is responsible for detecting, troubleshooting and resolving system outages for data, video, and telephone. This role will be responsible for emergency restoration of coax, Fiber, underground cable, maintenance of power supply, leakage, and splicing. The BNT I is required to maintain documentation as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
2+ years of hands-on experience in telecom field work, cabling, construction, or utilities (coax, fiber, or electrical)
Maintain satisfactory driving record and have a valid driver's license
Customer Service
Communication (verbal, written)
Basic Computer Skills
Aptitude to learn to skills
Problem solving
Time Management
Teamwork
Working alone and with a team
Ability to read and interpret maps
Understanding of the Outside Plant and how it works
Ability to lift and carry up to 75 lbs
Work performed in both climate‑controlled and non‑climate‑controlled environments, with potential exposure to heat, cold, dust, damp conditions, uneven surfaces, heights, and moving vehicles
Prolonged standing, walking, sitting, and driving required
Ability to safely climb and work from ladders for extended periods of time
Frequent reaching, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs and ladders, and using hands above and below shoulder level
Ability to bend, twist, kneel, squat, crawl, and maintain various body positions and perform fine motor tasks, forceful gripping, and limited keyboarding

Responsibilities

Detect, troubleshoot and resolve system outages in aerial and/or underground capacities related to transmission levels, signal losses and off-air interference.
Prepare and perform emergency underground coaxial cable restoration due to variables such as cable breaks and/or damage.
Perform preventative maintenance (power supply, actives) in the form of testing, balancing, alignment and adjustments of components or equipment
Monitor, record and repair cable leakage, complying with applicable regulations
Observe and assist co-workers with fiber splicing activities
Complete and distribute required documentation, such as work orders and daily logs
Install, replace, and repair coaxial and fiber optic cabling, including aerial and buried plant
Operate ladders, and field equipment to include test meters, fusion splicers, and other necessary hand tools
Participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation
Other duties as assigned