Outside Plant Specialist

Summary:  Repairs and maintains outside plant telecommunications facilities by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Construct and maintain outside plant cables to applicable corporate and industry standards.

Troubleshoot and repair cable faults when necessary.

Assist with construction projects as required.

Outside Plant Construction

Receive, review, plan and complete construction of OSP facilities based on engineering prints

Document and track sequentials from cable (copper and fiber) and submit material charge out sheet with as built print

Document and track any poles or pedestals set and submit a material charge out sheet with as built print

Red line as built print, check off all units and document any necessary changes

Outside Plant Maintenance

Support I&R when necessary on cable troubles turned in daily from Customer Service Technicians or Test Desk.

Maintain all outside plant cables and report any irregularities or required construction to Outside Plant Manager/Engineer Manager.

Locate buried plant facilities as required.

Other Duties

Operate vehicles requiring Class “A” CDL with airbrake endorsement

Splice both copper and fiber facilities as required.

Work aloft in bucket truck, on pole climbers, extension ladders or work on aerial crew.  Choice of bucket use, pole climbers or extension ladders is performed at the employee’s choice as long as can be safely performed.  Equipment is assigned accordingly.

Operate ditch witch cable plow or work on underground crew as required

Work in manhole system using proper gear and procedures as required

Assist Materials Management Department and Building & Grounds department as needed.

Assist Customer Service Technicians with installs/troubles as needed.

Assist Outside Plant Manager as required.

Serve as emergency call-out staff as required.

Other duties may be assigned as dictated by the needs of the company.

Work with contractors and communicate any concerns with contractor work to Director of Operations

Performance Expectations

Complete construction projects in a timely, efficient, and safe manner

Maintain a clean work station and clean, well stocked truck.

Maintain and perform routine maintenance on OSP equipment.

Follow all Safety rules and guidelines.

Maintains strict confidentiality when encountering any information regarding other employees or customers personal information

“see education and experience section of description”

 Supervisory Responsibilities:                                                    

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:                                                  

Two years of related telecommunications construction experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Other Training or Experience:

Formal training/certificate in Telephony theory, principles and practice.

Basic Electricity, Grounding and Bonding

Splicing/Color Code theory of both copper and fiber optic cables

Expertise in meters such as TDR (Time Domain Reflectometer), OTDR (Optical TDR), Ohm  meter, Volt meter, Fault locator meter and Fiber Optic fusion splicer

 Computer Skills:                                                          

Windows; Internet Explorer 5.5; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Access

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Valid Driver’s License

Class “A” CDL

Flagging Certification

Confined Space Certification

Forklift Certification                                                                                    

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 RTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA and OSHA regulations as applicable