- Analyze and troubleshoot basic technical problems or issues
- Reviews interprets and works with various fiber cut sheets, drawings, blueprints and testing documents
- Makes fusion splicing rearrangements on existing facilities in buried, underground, aerial and building work locations
- Able to troubleshoot and repair problems utilizing optical test equipment such as OTDR, Fiber Identifier, Power Meter and Fiber Scope
- Splicing Technician should be able to prep fiber optic cables into new enclosures, splice trays, and fusion splice optic fiber cables ranging from single fiber to large count cables including performing mid entries, ribbon splicing or ring cut when needed
- Accurately test fiber (multimode and single mode) cables to required certification
- Installation of pulling cable, fire stopping, and pre-termination, including organizing, forming, dressing and labeling cables to industry standards
- Determine closet and equipment layouts and install closet hardware, including backboards, racks, patch panels and fiber enclosures
Qualifications:
- Possess a high level of independent judgment within established procedures
- 5 years of directly related experience
- Certified as a BICSI Technician or similar certification preferred
- Ability to read, review, interpret and understand technical documents.
- Ability to work varying shifts and hours including possible mandatory overtime, weekends, nights, and holidays
- Working knowledge of using hand and power tools
- Ability to work respectively with others and work independently
- Ability to complete designated amount of work in a specified time frame (quality jobs per day), adjusting work assignments or schedules to meet changing work-related priorities or demands
- Ability to climb and work at elevations from (ladders, poles, lift trucks) exceeding 18 feet
- Ability to work in confined spaces (attics, crawl spaces, utility holes)
- Ability to perform strenuous physical activities including, but not limited to: lifting objects weighing over 100 pounds
- Ability to perform job activities outdoors in different weather conditions (extreme cold and/or heat, inclement weather)
- When working aloft, employee's weight and tools combined may not exceed the weight limit as specified by the manufacturer (Typically 300lbs in Bucket Boom Lift and Ladders)
- Ability to drive to office and jobsites, also have a valid driver's license
- Able to pass U/A drug screening and background check (Prescription medicine must be reported before screening)
Our company is an equal employment opportunity company with a drug-free workplace. In addition to our excellent compensation, we provide an entrepreneurial environment with growth opportunities. We hire only the best and brightest. If you consider yourself to be or to have the desire and skill to become one of the Best Fiber Splicing Field Technicians in the region, please forward your resume today to Human Resources.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Fiber splicing: 5 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person