Fiber Drop Technician - Field Install & Inventory

Conexon; Jay (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three weeks of paid time off

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Conexon is seeking a Field Drop Technician to install, maintain, and repair FTTX drops/NID’s across customer locations in Florida and beyond. The role includes coordinating with warehouses and technicians, performing outdoor and weather-exposed work, and ensuring timely restoration of services.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, strong computer skills, ability to operate testing equipment (fusion splicers, OTDRs), heavy lifting capability, and willingness to travel including nights

Qualifications

• Highschool diploma required
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to use optical test equipment including fusion splicers and OTDRs
• Ability to operate forklifts, trenchers, plows, and bore machines
• Safely operate a company vehicle
• Strong communication skills
• Initiative to work remotely with limited supervision
• Strong leadership skills
• Able and willing to travel, and work nights/weekends
• Able and willing to work outdoors and in inclement weather conditions
• Physically able to lift 100 pounds

Responsibilities

• Surveying the work area to assess possible obstructions (water, gas, etc)
• Make contact with customers before starting any work
• Understanding of 811 paint marks
• Installing FTTX drops to customer homes and businesses
• Assures customer services are restored after trouble ticket dispatch
• Understanding Conexon builds mapping
• Operate machinery including trenching, plowing, and bore equipment for burying cable
• Assigning equipment and material to warehouses, technicians, and customers
• Assuring proper inventory is maintained at each project location
• Documenting assignment of inventory within inventory system
• Some weekends may be required to meet timelines
• Track footage and materials used per job
• Report to management and owner of property when damage occurs
• Follow Conexon vehicle policies and guidelines
• Keep vehicle/equipment clean and maintained
• Restoration work including yards, houses, and property
• Take photos documenting work site
• Respond to coordinators/dispatch in a timely manner
• Understand pole/strand drop attachments
• Other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Strong communication skills

Initiative to work remotely with…

Strong leadership skills

Operate company vehicle

Forklifts, trenchers, plows, bore…

Education

Highschool diploma

Tools

Fusion splicers

OTDRs

Forklifts

Trenchers

Plows

Bore machines

Job description

Conexon is seeking a Field Drop Technician to install, maintain, and repair FTTX drops/NID’s across customer locations in Florida and beyond. The role includes coordinating with warehouses and technicians, performing outdoor and weather-exposed work, and ensuring timely restoration of services.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, strong computer skills, ability to operate testing equipment (fusion splicers, OTDRs), heavy lifting capability, and willingness to travel including nights