Cable Technician - AKN

Position: Cable Technician - AKN May
Location: Trenton

Description

Job Description

The Communications Technician II must possess the ability to perform the technical responsibilities of a Cable Installer and function as a lead member of a technical team. The Technician II will coordinate small groups of installers in the performance of daily workload including adherence to Company safety and quality standards.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The Communications Technician II will install a work area outlet for floor, modular furniture and wall (terminate CAT 3 & CAT 5 jacks. Mount face plates and surface mount boxes correctly. Adhere to labeling standards).

The Communications Technician II will build closets (Mount and install backboards, cross connects, racks, patch panels, fiber optic and hardware). Install grounding for racks, equipment and cable as required. Complete all IDC connections (e.g. terminate 110/66 blocks and patch panels).

The Communications Technician II performs testing: continuity test horizontal and riser cable; use of volt-ohmmeter; troubleshoot opens, crosses, shorts and transpose pairs on horizontal and riser cable; use a tone set.

The Communications Technician II will identify active voice or data circuits.

The Communications Technician II will assume responsibility for effective performance of crew and provide necessary training; coordinate personnel and timeline to complete project.

The Communications Technician II will fully complete all paperwork accurately and on time (timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required).

The Communications Technician II will adhere to and participate in all Company, customer and industry quality and safety standards and regulations.

The Communications Technician II will complete other responsibilities as assigned.

Tools:

Tools: screwdriver (regular and Phillips), drywall saw, torpedo level, tape measure, snips (with belt sheath), pliers (needle nose and channel locks), hammer, cable stripper, flashlight, and gloves.

Punch tool with 110 block and 66 block blade, tone set, 6/8 position combo crimp tool, and Krone/3M/BIX.

Skills

Data center, j hooks, cable terminations, color codes, Management skills, training, Low voltage, Wiring, Telecom, Installation, Cat6, Install, Cable, Cat5, cat 6, ladder rack, rack assembly, rack install, rack and stack, fiber, cable testing, Cctv, Security, Project management, Crimping, punch downs, troubleshooting

Top Skills Details

Data center,j hooks,cable terminations,color codes,Management skills,training,Low voltage,Wiring,Telecom,Installation

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

Level 1-2 Screening questions

Level 1-2 Questions:

- What is your strongest area of expertise? (initial questions to understand what level of exposure they've had to the industry)

- Do you know how to splice? What is splicing? What cables can you splice? (they need to be able to go into detail)

- Do you know how to do ribbonized/ infused splicing? What types of cables can you do this on?

- Have you installed an IDF/MDF closet from the ground up, including pathways? (if this candidate hasn't installed pathways - supports, cable tray, fiber runner -, plus cabling at the Tech 2 level then they aren't a Tech
2)

- What is a punch down? Can you go into detail?

- How long does it take to punch down 24 or 48 patch panels?

- Do you know your color codes?

- Do you have experience with using BOTH ends of a Versiv Fluke tester for fiber and/or copper? (not a MUST, but nice to have)

- If you were to do Quality Assurance, what are some things you would be looking for?

- Labeling of the cable

- Labeling of the patch panels

- Termination point

- Clean consistent dressing

- How would you best describe a supervisor that brings the best out in you? (ideally focusing on effective communication, coaching, and creating a positive work environment/culture)

- Can you provide an example of a time you had little to no direction in solving an issue; what happened/what did you do (looking for someone who will ask questions and escalate if not getting an answer)

- Do you have any experience completing work in a live data center environment?

Experience Level

Entry Level

Job Type & Location

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