Buried Drop Tech

Uniti; Manchester (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniti is seeking a dedicated Buried Drop Technician to install buried copper, fiber, and coaxial cables from the hub to customers’ homes. This hands-on field role emphasizes safety, quality workmanship, and strong customer service to ensure reliable internet, voice, and entertainment services.

You will connect customers, interpret drawings, and promote Kinetic products. This entry-level position offers growth opportunities in fiber and telecom fields while training and supporting teammates.

Qualifications

• Ability to walk ½ mile or more while operating drop plow
• Ability to work overtime, callouts, and standby
• Basic technology and math skills
• Valid driver's license and DOT physical requirements

Responsibilities

• Perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber, and coaxial drop cable to connect Kinetic’s network to customers’ residences.
• Use your technical expertise and customer focus to create meaningful connections with customers.
• Interpret work drawings and instructions and complete necessary paperwork.
• Sell and promote Kinetic products and services.
• Train new employees in daily job functions.
• Operate hand-held computer for retrieving and clearing job tasks.
• Perform locates on underground facilities during tasks (gas, power, telecom).
• Operate trenching and boring equipment for burying cables.

Skills

Walk ½ mile

Overtime availability

Technology basics

Math skills

Color discrimination

Driver's license

Tools

Hand-held computer

Locating equipment

Trenching equipment

Boring equipment

Job description

About the Role

As a Buried Drop Technician on the Kinetic team, you will install buried copper, fiber, and coaxial cable from the network hub to customers’ homes. In this hands-on field technician role, you will help connect customers to reliable internet, voice, and entertainment services through quality cable installation and a strong focus on safety and customer service.

Our Buried Drop Technicians care about technology, take pride in field work, and enjoy helping customers get connected to the products and services they value.

This role is a strong starting point for future career growth, providing hands-on experience that may lead to advancement opportunities in other fiber optic and telecommunications careers.

This is a safety sensitive position.

Job Type

Entry Level Full Time

What You’ll Do

• Perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber, and coaxial drop cable to connect Kinetic’s network to customers’ residences.
• Use your technical expertise and customer focus to create meaningful connections with customers.
• Interpret work drawings and instructions and complete necessary paperwork.
• Sell and promote Kinetic products and services.
• Train new employees in daily job functions.
• Operate hand-held computer for retrieving and clearing job tasks.
• Perform locates on underground facilities, as applicable, during job tasks, such as locating gas, power, and communication lines.
• Operate machinery including trenching and boring equipment for burying cables.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Do You Have

• The ability to walk ½ mile or more while operating a drop plow that places service cable.
• Ability to work the schedule including overtime, callouts, and standby as needed.
• Basic technology and math skills.
• Ability to distinguish colors present in color-coded cable.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
• Ability to successfully complete required training, including overnight travel out-of-state.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Ability to pass pre- employment DOT physical and maintain DOT physical attributes required of the job.
• Previous experience with buried cable, fiber optic installation, utility construction, drop plow operation, trenching, boring, or telecommunications field work is helpful, but not required unless specified by the posting location.

Even Better

• A strong safety mindset, mechanical aptitude, and pride in completing quality work outdoors and in the field.
• Customer service experience and the ability to communicate clearly with customers while representing Kinetic professionally.

This Position Follows a Union Bidding Process

Physical Tasks

Standing Continuously: 67-100% | Walking Continuously: 67-100% | Sitting Occasionally: 0-33%

Driving

Car: Occasionally: 0-33% | Van: Continuously: 67-100% | CMV: Occasionally: 0-33% | Climbing: Continuously: 67-100% | Bending: Continuously: 67-100% | Crouching: Continuously: 67-100%| Pushing-Pulling: Continuously: 67-100% |Carrying: Continuously: 67-100% | Reaching Above Head: Continuously: 67-100% | Lifting-Lowering >1-15 lbs: Continuously: 67-100% | >15-30 lbs: Continuously: 67-100% | >30+ lbs: Continuously: 67-100%

Repetitive Hand Action

>Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | >Fine Manipulating: Continuously: 67-100% |Operate Foot Control: Occasionally: 0-33%

Audio Visual Needs

- Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%| Far Vision: Continuously: 67-100% |Peripheral Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33% | Color Discrimination: 34-66%

Exposures to

Cold: Frequently: 34-66%, Heat: Frequently: 34-66%, Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33%, Heights: Occasionally: 0-33%, Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33%, Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33%, Lung Irritants: Dust: Occasionally: 0-33%, Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%

Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment

Test Equipment, Hand and Power Tools, Van

Types of Driver’s License Required

Driver’s License