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OSP Technician - Full Time

Full-time Employee


Pennsylvania

Office is located in Carnegie, PA.

Starts

ASAP

Pay

Full time hourly, benefits. Pay is based on experience.

Qualifications

•General computer skills. •Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record that meets Company criteria. •Able to read and understand maps and blue prints. •Able to read and understand written or verbal instructions and work orders. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills. •Excellent planning and organizational skills.

Other Requirements

•Work outside in all types of weather. •Able to lift, handle, and carry 80-pound ladder and meet ladder safety requirements. •Able to work at heights of 3-25 ft. •Able to bend, stand, sit, crawl, climb, and lift throughout each day. •Able to operate bucket trucks and aerial lifts.

Job Description

At Aero Communications, we pride ourselves in promoting a culture that challenges and engages each of our employees. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do! We are relentless in our continual pursuit to provide innovative solutions to our customers’ concerns and are always looking for motivated, team-oriented individuals who share our enthusiasm for going above and beyond.

If your work ethic consists of working hard, determination, taking pride in doing a good job, and exceeding expectations, then we are looking for you. Our commitment to quality, core values and training are some of the skills that differentiate us.

The individual in this position will work with the other technicians to accomplish outside plant duties and activities. The main focus of the job is to assist the area manager / supervisor by providing field support. The outside plant technician should expect to spend the majority of their time in the field but should also expect to complete administrative tasks as required by the manager. Although the work schedule does vary, the outside plant technician may be required to work extensive hours and/or after normal work hours. The outside plant technician may have to work up to 6 day work weeks, required to travel, and possibly be listed on a rotating on call schedule. This position will report to the Carnegie, PA office.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
•Climb telephone poles and ladders, enter tunnels, buildings, vaults, trenches, attics, crawl spaces or man holes to place, maintain or remove wiring or equipment. Work in remote and rough terrain locations. Work outside and will be exposed to all weather conditions as well as dirt, grease and wood preservatives. Wear appropriate safety equipment and follow established safety practices and procedures.
•Perform construction work such as digging holes, placing poles, laying cable in the ground, unreeling, pulling and stringing wire and cable from pole to pole by perceiving differences in wire and cable colors to place fiber cable from Central Office through conduit or attach pole lines to customer business or distribution points in the loop.
•Dismantle, move or remove aerial, underground or building wire, cable, associated equipment, poles and hardware as per the customer and supervisory order.
•Ability to work with heavy-duty power equipment and hand tools in the construction, repair and maintenance of outside plant facilities by loading tools and equipment onto trucks and/or trailers, moving, lifting, or pulling weights of 100 pounds or more to operate power equipment such as compressors, pumps, blowers, winches and hydraulic equipment such as aerial lifts (buckets), diggers, directional bore rigs, and trenchers. Must be able to lift or move manhole covers or similar items.
•Perform various splicing operations on coaxial cable and fiber optic cable.
•Locate customer facilities, responsible for the correct, safe and efficient locating and marking of underground utilities by thoroughly searching for underground plant in an area, properly mark the location, and complete the necessary paperwork.
•Communicate with customers, supervisors and upper management and throughout department staff, using formal business English via email, personally or phone to help maintain code and guidelines of the company and to communicate job status and issues surrounding daily activities. Required to complete and supply necessary documentation for daily reporting.
•Adheres to all company employee safety, and customer rules and policies. This includes, but is not limited to, appearance codes and vehicle policies.
•Creates and promotes a team environment by assisting and encouraging fellow technicians to help each other likewise to reflect a participative and interactive team inside and outside the department.
•Required to frequently stand, walk, and sit. Required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel or crouch to wire cables and string wire.

Aero offers medical, dental, vision and medical/dependent care flexible spending accounts. We also offer additional benefits including life and disability insurance, a 401k and paid vacation.

Aero Communications is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or other protected characteristic.

Aero Communications participates in E-Verify and is a drug-free workplace.

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