Outside Plant Technician​/Construction

Build it. Connect it. Fix it. Keep people connected.

At GBT, keeping people connected takes more than fiber and technology. It takes people who are willing to get outside, get their hands dirty, solve problems, and build something that matters.

We’re looking for an Outside Plant Technician / Construction Technician to join our team. This is a hands-on position that combines telecommunications construction, outside plant maintenance, equipment operation, and customer service.

You might spend one day operating a boring machine or cable plow, another locating underground utilities, and another helping install or repair services for a residential or business customer.

If you like variety, working with your hands, operating equipment, solving problems, and seeing the results of your work at the end of the day, this could be your kind of job.

You’ll help build, maintain, and repair the infrastructure that keeps our customers connected.

• Install, repair, and maintain communication infrastructure according to staking sheets, maps, drawings, and company standards
• Perform daily construction activities associated with installing and repairing outside plant facilities
• Operate construction equipment such as cable plows, boring machines, trenchers, backhoes, skid loaders, tractors, and trucks
• Locate existing underground utilities using manual and electronic locating equipment
• Install and repair customer drop wires, station protection, network interface devices, and other outside plant facilities
• Assist with maintenance and repair of the network from the central office to the customer premise
• Perform plant maintenance, cutovers, and scheduled plant activities
• Assist other technicians with installation and maintenance of GBT products and services

• Install and repair company services and equipment for residential and business customers
• Install and maintain customer premise equipment, including modems, ONTs, residential gateways, set-top boxes, batteries, and related equipment
• Communicate professionally with customers and coworkers and help ensure GBT’s customer service commitments are met
• Explain basic equipment and service information to customers when needed
• Use company software to update service orders, track inventory, enter time, and document completed work

• Follow GBT safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices
• Attend and participate in safety and other training programs
• Properly use required personal protective equipment and help ensure laborers and coworkers follow appropriate PPE practices
• Operate construction equipment according to manufacturer recommendations and company procedures
• Complete required paperwork, job notes, inventory checkouts, and other documentation
• Maintain and operate company vehicles and equipment responsibly
• Assist coworkers and other departments when needed to get the job done

You don’t necessarily need to know everything about telecommunications on day one.

We’re looking for someone who is dependable, mechanically minded, safety-conscious, willing to learn, and comfortable working outdoors and with equipment.

Experience in any of the following can be valuable:

• Telecommunications or outside plant construction
• Utility construction
• Electrical work
• Heavy equipment operation
• Excavation or underground utility work
• Fiber or cable installation
• Farming or agricultural equipment
• Automotive or mechanical work
• Construction or skilled trades

You should also be able to:

• Read and follow maps, staking sheets, drawings, and written instructions
• Safely operate or learn to operate construction equipment
• Work outdoors in a variety of Kansas weather conditions
• Work independently while also being a dependable team member
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