Lineman - Flatwoods, WV Job at Citynet LLC, Sutton, WV

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  • Citynet LLC
  • Sutton, WV

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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

Job Tags

Night shift, Weekend work,

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