Fiber Optics Field Technician II - Grantsville, MD

Fiber Optics Field Technician II - Grantsville, MD

Join the Fiber Optics Field Technician II role at Pillar Innovations.

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. Headquarters in Grantsville, MD with several offices nationwide.

Are you looking for a place to expand skills and grow in a career? Our company promotes continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility. We provide defined career path advancement, full benefits, apprenticeship/continuing education programs. We maintain high respect and dignity for employees, customers, communities. We hold a high regard for providing flexible work‑life balance.

We are a diverse and rapidly growing company that is continually on the lookout for emerging markets and opportunities. Keys to success: positive can‑do attitude, strong ambition and safety. These key attributes contributed greatly to the success of our company and to workforce advancement.

Openings for experienced workers and training for entry level positions always available. Start a career with us today!

• Safely perform work in communications spaces.
• Participate in work requiring pole climbing when necessary.
• Perform work from an elevated position in the bucket truck.
• Perform cable stripping, cleaving, terminating, and testing.
• Proficiently work with fiber optic equipment such as splicers, OTDR, traffic identifiers, light‑source power‑meter, fiber specific hand tools, etc.
• Perform ring cuts on live fiber without affecting existing services.
• Troubleshoot and repair common fiber optic equipment and component issues to include OTDR testing, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Lead and mentor less experienced coworkers.

• 2–4 years of relevant Fiber Optics experience preferred.
• Mastery of Field Technician I
  
  Job Duties
  • Safely perform work in communications spaces.
  • Qualify to work safely in energized spaces.
  • Participate in training for pole climbing.
  • Operate basic hand tools (cordless drill, hammer, wrench, socket set).
  • Qualify to perform work from an elevated position in the bucket truck.
  • Assist when needed to remove old hardware from poles and install new. Provide roadway flagging support for the operation to include obtaining Flagger Certification.
  • Assist with worksite housekeeping duties and equipment inspections.
  • Assist with performing minor field repairs on equipment.
  • Assist with stripping, cleaving, terminating, and testing cable.
  • Learn industry standard coding for fiber optics.
  • Become familiar with fiber optic equipment such as splicers, OTDR, traffic identifiers, light‑source power‑meter, fiber specific hand tools, etc.
  • Learn proper methods and procedures for terminating, splicing, and testing fiber optic cables.
  • Learn to perform ring cuts on live fiber without affecting existing services.
  • Learn to read and understand manufacturer manuals and standards for operating, installing, and repairing electronic equipment, product, and components.
  • Learn to troubleshoot and repair common fiber optic equipment and component issues.
  • Install demarcation enclosures, switches, and other telecom equipment.
  • Route premise cable both inside and outside of facilities.
  • Assist in the completion of documentation to include record‑keeping, billing, and inventory, etc.
  • Learn to calibrate fiber optic equipment out in the field according to manufacturer’s instructions.
• Ability to identify independent colors and learn color codes.
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Possess Underground Miner Card.
• Experience with the following equipment ladders, bucket truck, cable puller, and reel stands preferred.

• Walk / use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls / reach with hands and arms / climb ladders and stairs / crawl / kneel.
• Climb poles; carry, set‑up and extend ladders weighing up to 65 pounds, as well as work with confidence on ladders and utility poles at heights of up to 60 feet in the air to perform tasks in communications spaces.
• Work indoors, outdoors, and underground in various weather conditions.
• Able to walk long distances.
• Able to…