April 12, 2019

Outside Technician,Frontier Communications Corporation-Hundred

Responsibilities:

  • Receiving work assignments from supervisor, other designated employees, or a lap top computer.
  • Reading and interpreting engineering plans, vendor specifications for the installation and repair of optic and electronic equipment, and interacting with the Engineering Group.
  • Making necessary preparations required for splicing, rearranging and terminate cable conductors. Performing splicing operations in connection with the installation, rearrangement, and repair of outside plant facilities. This includes fiber/copper cable, wire, terminals, loop carrier electronics and light guide facilities and various fiber optic applications which may be aloft, underground, or buried.
  • Locating and clearing troubles in outside plant facilities (copper and/or fiber).
  • Determine air flow and pressure in cables – aerial and underground. Preparing cables for pressurization and maintaining cable pressure.
  • Using test equipment to check for gas in manholes and may have to empty water from manholes.
  • Occasionally work with torches and lead sleeves and iron cases. Placing and removing protective covering over sheath openings.
  • Works aloft; climbs ladders and poles; enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks.
  • May work outdoors in all weather conditions
  • Performing light digging operations as required.
  • Operating and maintaining necessary trucks and equipment needed to perform work operations in a safe manner. Includes operating aerial lifts (buckets) and hydraulic lift ladders mounted on trucks.
  • Testing, locating and repairing defects in wires for copper cables and fibers for fiber optic cables and digital carrier systems, using electrical and mechanical testing apparatus.
  • Installing, repairing, inspecting and maintaining inside cables, wires and plug-in equipment to connect telecommunication systems and equipment, including dark fiber and fiber and/or equipment including but not limited to routers, video set-top boxes and PC related hardware.
  • Promoting the sale of services and products which the company is permitted to provide.
  • Contacting customers face-to-face to notify them of work being performed on their lines, and when service is restored. Also communicates Company policy and bills customer when appropriate.
  • Reading and interpreting vendor specifications for optic and electronic equipment. Identifying and meeting individual customer requirements on provisioning and/or repair contacts.
  • Identifying data base discrepancies by performing proactive preventive maintenance and providing corrected information to appropriate individuals.
  • Daily completion of all related administrative paperwork, time sheets, DOT log, etc.
  • Basic computer skills, working with customers’ computer and equipment.
  • Performing additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.

Requirements:

  • Must meet safety-related requirements including but not limited to those standards of safety imposed by OSHA, state agencies, manufacturers and/or the company.
  • Must be able to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, including, but not limited to, perceiving differences in wire cable colors, moving and/or lifting items such as ladders, tools, air tanks, cable reels, test equipment and other objects weighing up to 100 pounds, working aloft; climbing ladders and poles, and entering tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks.
  • Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant must pass an alcohol and drug test.
  • Security background investigation may be required.
  • Job site visits will generally be granted only where a contractual obligation exists.
  • A valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record. Must have ability to drive vehicle with manual gearshift.
  • Must meet applicable federal and state standards for operating the size vehicles covered by this job title.
  • Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant will receive related, Company-provided Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) training. Upon completion of D.O.T. training, the applicant must qualify on D.O.T.'s Commercial Driver's License (CDL) written and skills qualifications tests to retain the job.
  • Must be available to work scheduled tours designated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and/or the needs of the business. Associates may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as the needs of the business necessitate. Non-scheduled days will be required as needs of the business necessitate

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