Splicing Technician

AT&T•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Receives verbal or written daily work assignments and instructions from supervisors/peers and/or dispatch center; Loads required tools and material into Company vehicle and travels to work location. Performs routine maintenance and safety checks on Company provided tools, equipment and motor vehicles; Reviews and analyzes complex schematic drawings to determine work to be done, methods and sequence of tasks, communicates discrepancies to associated work groups and recommends job design changes; Works with small hand tools, mechanical equipment, color-coded and test signal identified wires for the connection and repair of wires and cables to related telecommunications equipment; Splices pairs of color-coded or tone identified conductors together by hand, splicing tool or machine, rearranging and reconnecting cable facilities. May also work on digital data circuits or fiber conductors using sensitive equipment; Identifies, isolates and repairs various types of cable faults; Works with outside contractors during excavation of cable facilities to accomplish service restoration and/or installation of new facilities locating and/or marking buried and underground cable facilities; Isolates and locates air pressure leaks in underground cable facilities; Uses various electronic test equipment; May be required to develop a working knowledge of binary numbering system, digital concepts and fiber optics (light guide); May be required to dig with shovel, jackhammer, etc., to find buried trouble; May be required to climb non-stepped poles with the use of climbers; Uses mechanized system requiring basic computer literacy.; Communicates with other work groups, customers and vendors on completed work and requests various information regarding new work assignments; Must accurately perform time reporting tasks, classify work operations to account codes and explain work changes to the customer; Must meet specific quality, production and safety standards; Installs, rearranges, repairs and removes communication facilities, which could include inside wiring; Customer contact required; Will be expected to be the Company's representative and customer's advocate; Works with TAN mechanized systems requiring minimal computer literacy; May be required to work in both a construction and maintenance environment.

Requirements

Basic computer literacy
Minimal computer literacy (for TAN mechanized systems)
Ability to work in both a construction and maintenance environment

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of binary numbering system
Working knowledge of digital concepts
Working knowledge of fiber optics (light guide)

Responsibilities

Receives verbal or written daily work assignments and instructions from supervisors/peers and/or dispatch center
Loads required tools and material into Company vehicle and travels to work location
Performs routine maintenance and safety checks on Company provided tools, equipment and motor vehicles
Reviews and analyzes complex schematic drawings to determine work to be done, methods and sequence of tasks, communicates discrepancies to associated work groups and recommends job design changes
Works with small hand tools, mechanical equipment, color-coded and test signal identified wires for the connection and repair of wires and cables to related telecommunications equipment
Splices pairs of color-coded or tone identified conductors together by hand, splicing tool or machine, rearranging and reconnecting cable facilities
May also work on digital data circuits or fiber conductors using sensitive equipment
Identifies, isolates and repairs various types of cable faults
Works with outside contractors during excavation of cable facilities to accomplish service restoration and/or installation of new facilities locating and/or marking buried and underground cable facilities
Isolates and locates air pressure leaks in underground cable facilities
Uses various electronic test equipment
May be required to develop a working knowledge of binary numbering system, digital concepts and fiber optics (light guide)
May be required to dig with shovel, jackhammer, etc., to find buried trouble
May be required to climb non-stepped poles with the use of climbers
Uses mechanized system requiring basic computer literacy
Communicates with other work groups, customers and vendors on completed work and requests various information regarding new work assignments
Must accurately perform time reporting tasks, classify work operations to account codes and explain work changes to the customer
Must meet specific quality, production and safety standards
Installs, rearranges, repairs and removes communication facilities, which could include inside wiring
Customer contact required
Will be expected to be the Company's representative and customer's advocate
Works with TAN mechanized systems requiring minimal computer literacy
May be required to work in both a construction and maintenance environment

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time off and holidays
Sick leave
Paid Parental Leave
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long 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