Fiber Drop Technician — Outdoor Install & Maintenance

Conexon; Ocilla (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three weeks PTO

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Conexon is seeking a Drop Technician to install, maintain, and repair FTTX drops and NIDs for customers in Ocilla, GA and surrounding areas. You will manage inventory across multiple project locations and coordinate with technicians and warehouses to ensure timely service.

This role requires operating aerial/buried cabling, restoring services after outages, and following vehicle policies while maintaining equipment and documentation.

Qualifications

• Highschool diploma required.
• Strong computer skills required.
• 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.
• Willingness to travel and work nights/weekends.
• Able to lift 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Survey the work area to assess obstructions (water, gas, etc).
• Make contact with customers before starting any work.
• Install FTTX drops to customer homes/businesses.
• Assure customer services are restored after trouble ticket dispatch.
• Understand Conexon builds mapping.
• Operate trenching, plowing, and bore equipment for burying cable.
• Assign equipment/material to warehouses, technicians, customers.
• Maintain inventory at each project location.

Skills

Strong computer skills

Strong communication skills

Initiative to work remotely withimited

Strong leadership skills

Willingness to travel

Overtime willingness

Night/weekend availability

Physically able to lift 100 pounds

Education

Highschool diploma

Tools

Fusion splicers

OTDRs

Forklifts

Trenchers

Plows

Bore equipment

Company vehicle operation

Job description

Conexon is seeking a Drop Technician to install, maintain, and repair FTTX drops and NIDs for customers in Ocilla, GA and surrounding areas. You will manage inventory across multiple project locations and coordinate with technicians and warehouses to ensure timely service.

This role requires operating aerial/buried cabling, restoring services after outages, and following vehicle policies while maintaining equipment and documentation.