Lineman - Flatwoods, WV

Veritech Consulting Group; Sutton (WV); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT Services and Consulting is looking for an Entry-Level Lineman in West Virginia. The role involves fiber optic placement, testing, and installation, offering various benefits including a 401(k) plan and health insurance. Candidates should be prepared for inside and outside work environments and have a valid driver's license.

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Long term disability

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Entry-level position with essential skills in cable installation and communication.
• Current valid driver's license is required.
• Ability to work nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Perform fiber optic placing & splicing activities.
• Inspect or test lines/cables.
• Travel to customers' premises for installations.

Skills

Ability to communicate

Operating construction equipment

Cable installation

Job description

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Outside Plant Construction, this position is responsible for overall fiber optic placing & splicing activities required to establish end-to-end fiber connectivity between locations. Responsible for fiber optic testing results to ensure activities were completed correctly and within the required technical specifications.

Position responsibilities

Perform work in accordance with industry standards

• Be familiar with Telcordia standards
• Ability to read and follow design engineer's instruction
• Maintain the scope of work on the project
• Enter and maintain outside plant records
• Maintain all engineering and facility records through work order processing
• Experience in operating construction equipment.
• Determine correct procedures for OSP placing
• Prepare and maintain records and diagrams
• Experience in the operation of hydraulic aerial lift and ladder mounted to the truck
• Right-of-way clearing using chainsaws and other related cutting equipment
  
  

Essential Skills And Experience

• Ability to communicate and work with property owners.
• Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
• Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
• Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
• Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with a moisture-proof covering.
• Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair telecommunication electronic reception equipment or accessories.
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks; then pull lines through ducts by hand or with winches.
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches.
• Install equipment to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
• String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.
• Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
• Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
• Explain cable service to subscribers after installation.
• Compute the impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine the additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
• Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.
• Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.
• Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
• Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication support structures.
• Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
  
  

Work Environment

Job requires inside and outside environment

Additional Responsibilities

Current valid driver's license

Available to work nights & weekends

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Long term disability
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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