Drops Technician

Visionary Broadband seeks a qualified individual to fill the role of Field Technician – Fiber Drops. This full-time, hourly position will join the wireless team at Visionary Broadband, a division of Visionary Communications, Inc., one of the top service providers in the region.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Underground Drop

Safely and efficiently install underground cables in residential and commercial environments.

Use best practices for installing underground wiring so as not to violate local building codes.

Operate various trenching equipment such as a mini skid steer or walk beside trencher.

Locate existing buried copper and fiber facilities and comply with 811 requirements (OneCall) before any digging projects, properly identifying other utility flags and safely working around other utilities.

Load reel trailers with strand, fiber or cable as required.

Bury cable and conduit systems, by operating blowing, plowing, digging, boring, and trenching equipment and pulling fiber and cable through conduit systems.

Overhead Drop

Safely and efficiently install overhead cables in residential and commercial environments.

Use best practices for installing underground wiring so as not to violate local codes and regulations or customer specs.

Hang overhead cable or strand using various methods including but not limited to a ladder, bucket truck, or gaffs.

Pull fiber and cable through conduit systems

Qualifications:

A qualified candidate must possess the following skills, or have equivalent experience and/or qualifications:

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Good knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, as well as ability to quickly learn and work within proprietary computer applications.