OSP Technician 1 (local)

SyncGlobal Telecom; Bremen (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

SyncGlobal Telecom in Bremen, GA is seeking an OSP Technician Level 1 to safely construct and maintain outside plant infrastructure in the field and at customer premises, including fiber and aerial cables from FDP to FDP.

The role requires physical labor, ability to lift up to 100 pounds, long hours and occasional weekends, and willingness to work outdoors in various weather conditions with strict safety practices.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in underground or aerial telecom installation preferred.
• CDL helpful

Responsibilities

• Safely operate equipment and tools to perform daily tasks.
• Determine if you have a legal locate ticket covering your excavation area.
• Dig carefully to avoid damaging facilities and perform soft digging when needed.
• Learn to locate utilities and record findings.
• Maintain readiness of tools and vehicles to restore issues on the OSP infrastructure.
• Keep supervisor informed of progress, problems, or safety issues.
• Collaborate with other utility companies and maintain good working relationships.

Skills

Physical labor

Safe equipment operation

Identify locate tickets

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

OSP Technician 1

Location: Bremen, GA and surrounding counties

Expected weekly hours: average of 40 hr/wk with possibility of overtime

Compensation: $20.00+/hr

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

We make telecommunications easy for our customers by deploying superior technology, by providing always-accessible technical expertise, and through our relationships first approach to customer care.

OUR VALUE COMMITMENTS

Employee will perform their job in a manner which demonstrates the core value commitments of this company:

• Always honors relationships first
• Communicates honestly, clearly, and timely.
• Follows through on responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

SyncGlobal OSP Technician Level 1 is responsible for safely performing the day to day construction of our Outside Plant utility facilities.This includes construction, maintenance and protection of outside plant infrastructure in the field and plant terminating in SyncGlobal buildings, leased facilities and customer premises.

OSP infrastructure is any and all facilities owned by SyncGlobal from FDP to FDP.Naturally this includes outside plant cables, handholes, manholes, test stations and splice closures but it also includes aerial cable and any cable that extends from an outside plant cable to a FDP inside a customer location.SyncGlobal OSP group is responsible for this cables integrity from FDP to FDP.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Able to or learn how to safely and efficiently operate equipment and tools to perform the job at hand
• Able to or learn how to determine if you have a legal locate ticket and that it covers your area of excavation.
• Before you start digging know that you have a legal locate ticket and have it with you.
• Able to know or learn the difference between potholing and soft digging vs. digging with mechanized equipment
• Responsible for soft digging (hand digging) as much as necessary to avoid the damage of any facilities.
• Able to or learn how to properly pothole existing utilities and record your findings.
• Learn how to build a closure.
• Learn how to build a FDP.
• Learn fiber splicing basics.
• Able to or learn how to safely climb a pole ascend and descend.
• Able to know or learn the basic rules for placing fiber optic cable (both aerial and buried).
• Learn the basics of the directional drill.
• Responsible for keeping all tools and vehicles in a state of readiness to restore any issues that apply to the OSP infrastructure.
• Responsible for maintaining a good working relationship with other utility companies.
• Understand our marking standard.
• Responsible for always keeping your supervisor informed of progress, problems or safety issues.
• Responsible for keeping supervisor informed of any improvements that they feel will be helpful. This can be in locating, safety or construction.
• If you are not fully confident that you can safely perform the work at hand then STOP and ask for help. Never do any job that you don’t feel safe doing.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

Candidate/incumbents must meet the minimum qualifications as detailed below or have a combination of education and/or experience deemed equivalent by management.

Education:

• High School Diploma

Experience:

• Entry Level or some experience in underground and/or aerial telecom installation
• Drop Bury (vibratory cable) plow experience preferred

Training:

• CDL helpful

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must have the physical ability to do manual labor, digging, climbing, pulling cable, lifting, squatting, pushing, pulling and bend to floor.
• Must be able to work long hours doing manual labor.
• Must be able to lift and carry 100 pounds.
• Must be able to work long hours outside in all types of weather.
• Must be willing and able to work long hours, evenings, weekends, holidays and extended hours as required by the workload.
• Must have sufficient hand strength and dexterity to use industry specific tools.
• Must be able to climb ladders safely by maintaining balance and be able to carry material while climbing ladders.
• Must be able to safely climb poles while maintaining balance.
• Must be able to distinguish colors and fine print.
• Must be able to drive company trucks while pulling trailers and using manual and automatic transmissions (this includes backing trailers).
• Must supply and maintain satisfactory Motor Vehicle Report.
• Must have the ability to communicate internally and externally.
• Must have an in-depth knowledge of the technologies in our industry.
• Team building and relationship building skills are required.
• Strategic planning and the ability to timely implement plans are required.
• Perform their job in a manner which demonstrates the core value commitments of this company.
• Provide and maintain a valid driver’s license & vehicle insurance (if asked to drive personal vehicle for company business).

SyncGlobal Telecom is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

SyncGlobal Telecom is a Drug-Free Workplace.