Lumen Hiring for Cable Technician – North Bend, WA Job at North Bend, WA Full Time

The Role

Take command of your success as you deliver the future with advanced technologies! We offer exceptional paid training, an inclusive empowering work environment, state-of-the-art tools, and innovative team culture. We have the vision, ambition, and practical know-how to succeed! We also offer medical, dental, vision coverage in addition to paid training and a company-matched 401k plan.

POSTING DATE: 1/6//2023

POSTING CLOSES 1/16/2023

The Main Responsibilities

• Maintains/repairs and tests copper cable and/or fiber optic cable in an underground, aerial, or buried environment.
• Maintains, expand, replace and repair all plant facilities and subscriber apparatus required to provide service to customers.
• Troubleshoots problems that will require cable repair, cable maintenance, air pressure, splicing, faultfinding, etc.
• Makes splicing rearrangements on existing facilities in buried, underground, aerial and building work locations. Uses heavy-duty power equipment (e.g., compressors, pumps, blowers), hand tools, power tools (air and electric), and specialty tools, including electric and electronic measuring devices (e.g., multi-meters, volt-ohm meters), in the construction and repair of outside plant facilities.
• Performs testing and turn-up of subscriber lines, carrier plant, and/or fiber optic plant.
• Locates and repairs air leaks in aerial, underground, and/or buried cable.
• Locates, joins, repairs and rearranges cable and cable conductors in buildings and aerial or buried plant.
• Initiates or performs cable cuts, transfer projects, and/or load balance cuts, and issues necessary cuts to prevent blocking.
• Installs, maintains/repairs, and tests residential/small business telecommunication service (POTS and DSL).
• Connects wires and cables to terminals, and attaches/detaches various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings, and poles.
• Performs continuity and/or conformance testing.
• Reads and interprets customer service orders, technical (i.e., mechanical, electrical, digital) drawings, maps, blueprints, diagrams, etc.
• Receives service orders, worksheets (detailed diagrams describing the nature and location of equipment to be installed or repaired), and repair tickets from supervisor or other designated employees and performs specified work.
• Works with telecom color-coded wires and cables.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must have basic AC/DC knowledge.
• Must have basic knowledge of subscriber carrier.
• Must be knowledgeable in the efficient operation of test equipment used to verify cable faults.
• Must have a basic ability to read cable plats and schematics.
• Must know the telephone industry-standard color code and have the ability to splice aerial, buried and underground cable.
• Must have the physical ability to climb utility poles using pole climbers.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a plant technician.
• Must be able to work outside in all weather conditions.
• Physical ability to climb poles.
• Includes seeing, sitting, standing, hearing, walking, speaking, climbing, writing, lifting, carrying, driving, and being in attendance.