Lineman

Location: Mineral Wells

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Manager, Outside Plant Construction, this position is responsible for overall fiber optic placing & splicing activities required to establish end-to-end fiber connectivity between locations. Responsible for fiber optic testing results to ensure activities were completed correctly and within the required technical specifications.

Position responsibilities:

Perform work in accordance with industry standards:

* Be familiar with Telcordia standards

* Ability to read and follow design engineer's instruction

* Maintain the scope of work on the project

* Enter and maintain outside plant records

* Maintain all engineering and facility records through work order processing

* Experience in operating construction equipment.

* Determine correct procedures for OSP placing

* Prepare and maintain records and diagrams

* Experience in the operation of hydraulic aerial lift and ladder mounted to the truck

* Right-of-way clearing using chainsaws and other related cutting equipment

Essential skills and experience:

* Ability to communicate and work with property owners.

* Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.

* Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.

* Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.

* Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with a moisture-proof covering.

* Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair telecommunication electronic reception equipment or accessories.

* Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks; then pull lines through ducts by hand or with winches.

* Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches.

* Install equipment to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.

* String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.

* Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.

* Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

* Explain cable service to subscribers after installation.

* Compute the impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine the additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.

* Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.

* Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.

* Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.

* Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication support structures.

* Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.

Work Environment:

Job requires inside and outside environment

Additional Responsibilities:

Current valid driver's license

Available to work nights & weekends

Benefits:

* 401(k)

* 401(k) matching

* Dental insurance

* Disability insurance

* Health insurance

* Health savings account

* Life insurance

* Long term disability

* Paid time off

* Vision insurance