Field Technician III: Cable & Fiber Installations

Optimum Communications Inc.; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Communications Inc. in Bethpage, NY seeks a field technician to support system layout, installation, and maintenance of plant assets, including outside plant and aerial/underground infrastructure.

You will perform pre-wiring, trenching, fiber/coax splicing, and documentation, while adhering to safety and DOT requirements; strong teamwork and reliability are valued; union environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Outside Plant technical experience preferred.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Knowledge of basic electronics.
• Must be able to lift 75 pounds.
• Electrical or general construction experience.
• Good written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.
• Ability to work independently and with others.
• Capable of working in all associate field conditions both indoor and outdoor.
• Valid driver''s license and meeting DOT/CDL requirements where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Assists in pre-wiring and installation activities.
• Digs trenches and removes soil prior to cable installation in a buried system.
• Pulls lasher, strand or cable between poles.
• Splices coax and fiber cables to designed specifications.
• Plans daily activity, requisitions equipment and supplies, and stocks the vehicle.
• Completes job documentation on paper or by using a computer.
• Resolves or escalates customer complaints.
• Uses small hand tools, power tools, meters, and other test equipment.
• Operates a bucket truck.
• Maintains and secures the Company truck and equipment.
• Works on regularly scheduled days as well as unscheduled days and beyond regular work hours as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Valid driver''s license

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Optimum Communications Inc. in Bethpage, NY seeks a field technician to support system layout, installation, and maintenance of plant assets, including outside plant and aerial/underground infrastructure.

You will perform pre-wiring, trenching, fiber/coax splicing, and documentation, while adhering to safety and DOT requirements; strong teamwork and reliability are valued; union environment.