Temporary Splicing Technician

AT&T•Fresno, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Temporary Splicing Technician position at AT&T is a non-management, non-commission based, full-time (temporary/fixed term) role. Splicing Technicians can earn between $23.58 - $51.97 per hour, with average starting earnings around $59,051 annually. Individual starting salaries may vary based on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training. AT&T, founded by Alexander Graham Bell nearly 150 years ago, is a pioneer in making connections, providing products and services like 5G and Fiber to families, communities, and businesses. The role involves working with telecommunications equipment, splicing wires and cables, identifying and repairing faults, and interacting with customers and other work groups. This position may require working in both construction and maintenance environments. AT&T is an equal employment opportunity and fair chance employer.

Requirements

Ability to review and analyze complex schematic drawings
Ability to work with small hand tools, mechanical equipment, color-coded and test signal identified wires
Ability to splice pairs of color-coded or tone identified conductors
Ability to identify, isolate and repair various types of cable faults
Ability to work with outside contractors during excavation of cable facilities
Ability to isolate and locate air pressure leaks in underground cable facilities
Ability to use 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
Basic computer literacy for mechanized systems
Ability to communicate with other work groups, customers and vendors
Ability to accurately perform time reporting tasks, classify work operations to account codes and explain work changes to the customer
Ability to meet specific quality, production and safety standards
Customer contact required
Minimal computer literacy for TAN mechanized systems
Experience, expertise, and education/training may influence starting salary

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
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)
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