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Cable/Fiber Inside/Outside Technician

Full-time Employee


Washington

Yakima, Washington

Starts

ASAP

Pay

$18/hour DOQ

Qualifications

Must be fiber optic certified and cable installation and RF trained

Other Requirements

Work on bucket truck, certified pole climber, cable TV splicer, calculate decibel levels, willing or already experienced in inside plant.

Job Description

Cable technicians are responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing residential cable television and Internet services. They can service feeder lines that provide cable access to several homes or they can work with drop lines that only allow access for one home. Advanced cable technicians often work on the trunk line, which is the main line for an entire service area. Job duties for cable technicians include inspecting cable lines, laying ground cable, repairing poles and towers and driving work vehicles to jobs.

Cable technicians need to have a high level of manual dexterity and need to have a strong background in math and science. They also need to be good communicators and should be able to solve problems independently.

Fiber Technicians install new cable lines, both underground and on telephone poles, and also perform maintenance on existing cables, including evaluation tests and repairing old or malfunctioning cables. Technicians cut and splice fiber optic cables, locate problem areas and perform other repairs as needed.

Technician should be knowledgeable in mounting cable/fiber to pole, delashing and overlashing, OTDR and sweep operation, calculation of decibel levels at plant and at drop points, grounding procedures.

Employer is willing to train in any areas of deficiency from lack of experience but employee must be eager to learn and apply training. The minimum required is cable installation and fiber experience.

Position is full-time with full benefits including retirement, medical, dental, and vision.

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