Journeyman Lineman (Fiber Communications)

LeCom Utility Contractors; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

LeCom Utility Contractors is seeking skilled workers in Grand Rapids, MI to install and service telecommunications cables. You will work from bucket trucks, climb poles, and handle copper and fiber installations while following safety standards.

The role requires reading field prints, traveling to project sites, and maintaining professionalism on customer properties. CDL preferred; experience with heavy equipment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Climb poles and work from aerial buckets safely and efficiently.
• Experience in outside plant construction, copper and fiber telecom cable.
• Travel to job sites for projects and read construction prints.
• Valid Class A CDL preferred; operate heavy equipment as needed.

Responsibilities

• Connect, rearrange, repair, and maintain outside cable to ensure service.
• Place aerial/buried telephone cable (copper and fiber).
• Work from a bucket truck and inspect hardware for proper operation.
• Follow OSHA safety standards and restore area to project requirements.
• Interpret field prints and report progress to Foreman to prevent delays.
• Operate vehicles/equipment responsibly on customer property.

Skills

Pole climbing

Aerial bucket work

Read prints

Travel for projects

OSHA safety

Education

Class A CDL

Tools

Bucket truck operation

Telecom installation tools

Job description

EOE: race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/ national origin/disability

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Connects, rearranges, repairs, and maintains outside cable to supply and maintain good service
• Place aerial/buried telephone cable (copper and fiber)
• Work efficiently from a bucket truck
• Connects wires and cables to terminals and attaches/detaches various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles
• Performs aerial tasks such as new cable installs, pole transfers, strand building, cable hanging, lashing, etc.
• Perform construction work such as digging holes, placing cable, air pipe and inner duct in various types of conduit systems and open excavations
• Climb utility poles and/or use aerial lift truck to place cables on poles per system design
• Ensures all installation work is done according to quality standards, always complying with proper safety standards/procedures and work practices according to OSHA
• Restore area to project requirements
• Understand field prints to determine what work is to be performed as well as point out potential issues before and during work
• Report project progress to the Foreman and relate the needs for the days to come avoiding delays of work due to lack of materials and equipment
• Work in, on and around customer’s property while following company policies and maintaining the highest level of professionalism towards any customer and their property
• Directly responsible for all vehicles and equipment in their control

Qualifications/Experience

• Be able to climb poles and work from aerial buckets
• Experience in telephone outside plant construction or related experience, which includes experience in the placement of telecommunications cable (copper and fiber)
• Valid Class A CDL preferred
• Ability to read and interpret construction prints, plans, and specifications
• Ability to travel for projects
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• Ability to properly lift up to 50 pounds