Buried Drop Tech: Field Fiber & Cable Installer

Uniti; Hilliard (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetics seeks a Buried Drop Technician to install buried copper, fiber and coaxial cable from the network hub to customers’. This role requires overnight travel as needed and a strong focus on safe, high-quality work.

You will read work drawings, operate trenching and boring equipment, train new employees, and promote Kinetics products and services. A valid driver’s license and ability to pass DOT physical are required.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel overnight, including out-of-state travel.
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Ability to pass pre-employment DOT physical.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
• Ability to walk ½ mile+ with a drop plow and work in varied outdoor conditions.

Responsibilities

• Perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber and coaxial drop cable from the network hub to customers’ residences.
• Use 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 on daily job functions.
• Operate hand-held computer for retrieving and clearing job tasks.
• Perform locates on underground facilities during tasks.
• Operate trenching and boring equipment for burying cable.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Customer focus

Basic math skills

Color discrimination

Lifting ability

Tools

Hand-held computer

Trenching equipment

Job description

Kinetics seeks a Buried Drop Technician to install buried copper, fiber and coaxial cable from the network hub to customers’. This role requires overnight travel as needed and a strong focus on safe, high-quality work.

You will read work drawings, operate trenching and boring equipment, train new employees, and promote Kinetics products and services. A valid driver’s license and ability to pass DOT physical are required.