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CABLE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Contract Employee


Colorado

DENVER, CO

Starts

ASAP

Pay

$26.00 - $29.50 PER HOUR

Qualifications

•Splices and repairs various types of communication cables. •Locates and corrects faults in cable conductors and cable sheath, including work required for preventative maintenance. •Installs and maintains cable terminals, load coils, etc.

Other Requirements

*• Knowledge of basic electricity, as it relates to telecommunications (through classes or on-the-job training), which includes: knowledge related to the basic principles, theories, and applications of electricity (e.g., voltage, current, resistance, power, grounding, insulation, Ohm’s Law, AC/DC); knowledge of basic electrical components (e.g., conductors, insulators, switches, capacitors, inductors, transformers) and basic circuit design;

Job Description

• Ability to maintain and repair entire POTS/Data/Video loop/facilities.
• Knowledge of analog and digital transmission
• Must possess the ability to work in confined spaces
• Ability to use established electrical, digital, and/or mechanical principals and to perform appropriate tests to identify and solve problems encountered on the job.
• Ability to efficiently and accurately work with multiple types of information and/or perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to complete designated amount of work in a specified timeframe (e.g., quality jobs per day), adjusting work assignments or schedules to meet changing work-related priorities or demands.
• Ability to work well with others to achieve common goals and to foster a cooperative climate, as well as to work independently in the field with little supervision.
• Possess/maintain valid driver’s license.
• Satisfactorily complete company sponsored training.
• Possess good attendance, work & safety record
• Meet physical requirements: Able to distinguish all colors used in telephone cable, work aloft from ladders, platforms, poles (w/climbers),bucket trucks safely, lift 75lbs from ground level to chest height, lift & safely carry, set up & secure 75lb ladder, ability to load transport a standard nitrogen cylinder or equivalent.
• Possess strong analytical & problem solving skills.
• Accept call-outs & work overtime as a condition of employment.
• Work from oral or written instructions with the ability to plan work without direct supervision.
• Possess proficient personal computer operation skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Work involves standing, talking, hearing, using hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reaching with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk (10%), sit (5%), climb (5%), balance (5%), grasp (15%), stand (15%), stoop (5%), kneel (5%), drive (20%), reach (5%), fine manipulation (10%) push 2%, pull 2% lift 1%. Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment; and ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time.
• The employee must frequently lifts and/or carry up to 50 pounds and occasionally will lift and/or carry up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in inclement weather conditions.

• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration.
• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
• Ability to follow all ITC’s policies and procedures per Employee Handbook and Harassment Policy for the duration of employee’s employment.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• At least 36 months of experience installing, maintaining/repairing, and testing residential/small business broadband products such as; HSI, VDSL, Fiber to Prem., IPTV, and High Definition.
• At least twelve (12) months of experience connecting telecom color-coded wires and cables to terminals, attaching or detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings and poles.
• At least 200 hours of classroom training on different types of cable closures (i.e. aerial, man holes, and sidewalk boxes.)
• Job requires specialized advanced vocational skills (generally non-theoretical) acquired on or off the job, typically gained through a combination of education and relevant experience, totaling 4 years post-high school or equivalent
• High School Graduate or equivalent, Associate Electronics Degree or 3 years work related experience or must have completed a minimum of 12 college credit hours of job related courses in comp science or electronics.


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