Field Telecom Technician: Fiber & Cable Installations

Uniti Group Inc.

Nash (TX)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Job summary

Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc., is seeking a Construction Technician-Line Worker to install, repair and maintain poles, cables, and conduits in aerial and underground telecom networks. The role requires travel, weekend/holiday hours, and overtime; safety is a priority.

You will operate bucket trucks and other construction equipment, splice copper and fiber, read blueprints, and follow DOT and OSHA guidelines.

Qualifications

1 year of outside plant construction experience including the installation, repair and maintenance of poles and buried or aerial cable or related Trade School certification in-lieu of one year of experience.
Pole climbing certification required.
Ability to pass DOT certification and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

Install, repair, and maintain poles.
Install aerial cables (fiber and copper); set-up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment as requested.
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension using jacks, hoist, and other equipment as necessary.
Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches/manholes as requested and required.
Splice copper and fiber cables and tasks associated with splicing.