OSP Const Install-Splicer - Frontier Communications

BISHOP, CA

About the Job

Title: Outside Plant Construction Installer/Splicer
Location: 330 Lagoon, Bishop, CA
Union: IBEW 543/206
Headcount: 1

Internal Posting Dates: 3/8/2024 - 3/22/2024

Wage Range: $23.04 - $43.47

Summary:
Place, move, rearrange, replace, connect, disconnect, transfer, maintain, reroute, and remove aerial and underground plant, including service drops, house cables, and building terminals. Set up, rack, splice, transfer, repair, bond, pressurize, and test aerial, underground, and buried cable. Mount, cut-in, and repair cable terminal and load coil cases. Operate company vehicle as required. Perform such work under minimum supervision.

General Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Work with heavy-duty power equipment, i.e., power dolly, power saws, power winch, and hand tools in the installation and maintenance of outside plant facilities. The considerable opportunity for error in this work and the consequences of making an error could result in the loss of time and material.
Work with small hand tools, mechanical equipment, test equipment, color coded and tone identified wires in the connection of wires and cables to other telephone equipment and in connecting cable pairs together. This work requires understanding written specifications and following established procedures of moderate complexity.
There are a variety of tasks to be performed with only general guidelines as to instructions, practices and/or procedures in doing the work.
Splice by twisting and/or soldering or by joining with prescribed wire connectors, i.e., aerial, underground, buried, submarine, building, multiple conductor cable, coaxial cable, and other wire. Cover conductors with insulating materials.
Place and connect cable terminals and NIDS.
Place hermetically sealed free breathing or encapsulated type splice closures and test for leaks.
Use test equipment to verify and determine defective wire in cable. Perform cable acceptance tests to determine if cable meets specified requirements.
Attach or detach various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles.
Use test equipment to check for gas in manholes and empty water and other debris from manholes as required.
Dismantle, move, or remove aerial, underground or building wire, cable, associated equipment, and hardware.
Read and interpret cut sheets and work order prints in order to complete work assignments.
Keep detailed written record of work activity.
Load required tools and materials on boom trucks, center mounts, companion trucks, and pick-ups and drive to work location.
Handle and climb ladders and poles, work at heights in boom trucks, enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces and manholes to perform work.
This work requires frequent pushing, pulling, and lifting of moderate to heavy weight objects throughout the workday.
May be required to perform additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.

Basic Qualifications:

Tests – Results obtained in standard tests for this position must meet minimum requirements established by the Company, in accordance with Company policy.
Experience – Management will designate the experience level required for each vacancy.

First consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Outside Plant Construction Installer/Splicer or who possesses the equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
Second consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Cable Splicer Line Worker, or Plant Construction Installer, or who possesses the equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
Third consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Customer Service Technician I, Customer Service Technician II, Customer Service Technician III, Internal Communications Technician, Public Access Sales Technician, Collector/Maintainer, Public Communications Field Technician, Senior Communications Specialist or Special Equipment Installer, or who possesses the equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
Fourth consideration will be given to an individual who in the last ten years has successfully held the position of Equipment Maintainer, Equipment Installer, Frame Worker, or Frame Maintainer, or who possesses the equivalent experience (i.e., other telecommunications company experience).
If there are no individuals who meet the criteria outlined above, consideration will be given to all other individuals.

Must possess, at time of appointment, a valid California class “C” driver's license and, if required at the assigned job site, must demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a vehicle equipped with standard (manual shift) transmission. Individuals will be required to obtain a valid California Class “A" driver's license, after appointment, to meet vehicle or equipment operation requirements. (Class “A” drivers will be subject to random drug tests in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations).
Legally required Criminal Records Check – Employee will be required to be fingerprinted and pass the Department of Justice criminal records screening process in order to ensure that the employee has never been convicted of, and is not the defendant in a pending criminal proceeding with respect to an arrest for, any “serious” or “violent” felony (as defined in the California Education and Penal Codes). The Department of Justice will continuously monitor the employee’s criminal record while the employee is employed in this position, and the employee shall be required to pass such continuous screening in order to retain this position.
Must possess the ability to perceive difference in colors.
Must possess the ability to distinguish audible tones/levels.

We are deeply committed to attracting talented team members in the US from all backgrounds regardless of race, age, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability status, or nationality. However, at this time, we are not sponsoring any Visas. 

Frontier Communications is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Source : Frontier Communications