Outside Plant Technician B; TERM

Overview

Outside Plant Technician B (TERM)

• Job
• Job Title:
  
  Outside Plant Technician B (TERM)
• Location:
  
  117 TAVERN RD, MARTINSBURG, WV 25401
• Union: CWA 2222 - CBA 142
• Hiring Manager:
  Steven Kesecker
• Number of Openings: 4
• Wage Range: $715.00 - $1,754.00 per week
• Note:
  
  This is a TERM position (6 months to 30 months)

Performs work associated with the installation, removal or rearrangement of outside plant facilities. Connects wires and cables to terminals and attaching or detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles. Keeps reports and records and performs other duties as assigned. May be assigned to other work locations as needed.

• Performing work operations in connection with providing telephone service.
• Placing, rearranging, and removing outside telephone plant, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block, and house cables, poles, and associated hardware fixtures and equipment.
• Trimming trees may also be required.
• Connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching or detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles. Placing various terminals and/or cabinets, as required.
• Inspecting, repairing, and maintaining wires, cables, and poles.
• Operating construction-type equipment, such as winches, chain saws, hydraulic aerial lifts, and using large hand tools in placing wires and related materials.
• Works aloft; climbs ladders and poles; enters tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks.
• Reading and interpreting engineering plans.
• Digging holes, placing poles, laying cable and conduit in the ground, unrolling cable, placing fiber interduct, and pulling and stringing wire and cable from pole to pole.
• Drain water and remove debris from manholes following established guidelines and procedures.
• Operating Company motor vehicles of varying weights which may be used to tow auxiliary equipment and supplies such as poles, cable reels, generator pumps, etc., in a safe manner.
• Locating buried underground cable and wire may be required.
• Interacting with non-Frontier technicians in joint use and/or emergency operations.
• Completing related administrative paperwork, time and material reporting (time sheets), inspection reports, inventory reports, etc.
• Works outside in all weather conditions.
• Recognize and take proper precautions when working near hazardous materials.
• May be required to stand or sit for long periods of time.
• May be required to perform additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.

• Must meet safety-related requirements including 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 reasonable accommodation, including 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.
• Security background investigation may be required.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with customers.
• Non-scheduled days will be required as needs of the business necessitate.
• Must meet applicable federal and state standards for operating the size vehicles covered by this job title.
• A valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record. Must have the ability to drive a vehicle with a manual gearshift.
• Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant must pass an alcohol and drug test.
• Where a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required, the applicant will receive related Company-provided Department of Transportation training. Upon completion of DOT training, the applicant must qualify on DOT's CDL written and skills qualifications tests to retain the job.

• Training generally includes pole climbing, classroom, and on-the-job instruction. May include Department of Transportation training and safe driving courses. Students are required to meet training standards in…