Laborer
Job Overview
This position is responsible for aerial pole line fiber installation, underground fiber placement and inside building fiber placement and maintenance.
Responsibilities
• Place/remove fiber cable risers and riser guards.
• Place/remove cable tree guards.
• Driving aerial bucket truck and/or pulling cable or other trailers.
• Tree trimming including operating a gas/electric chainsaw when necessary.
• Use fiberglass extension ladders when required.
• Pull inner-duct and fiber optic cable through ATT or other Telecom underground structure.
• Pull fiber optic cable through inner-duct.
• Place flex duct within buildings.
• Pull fiber through flex duct within buildings.
• Follow all OSHA and company Safety regulations.
• Follow all Company practices and procedures.
• Properly keep and maintain company hand tools and equipment.
• Accept direction and instruction from Sr. Lineman or Crew Foreman.
Qualifications
• Education
o High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge
o Knowledge of OSP aerial and underground placing practices and procedures.
o Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
o Basic knowledge of safely handling and using hand tools
• Current valid driver’s license (preferably a chauffeurs, or CDL-A) with a clean driving record is required.
• Skills
o Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and making decisions on how to handle it
o Judgement and decision making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
o Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Abilities
o Ability to work aloft, either from a ladder, aerial lift device or pole climbing.
o Be willing to work outdoors in varying weather conditions
o Able to climb poles and work at heights up to, and sometimes exceeding, 50 feet
o Able to handle extended periods of physical demands, such as sitting, standing bending, squatting,
kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting and reaching above shoulder level
o Ability to travel throughout the Midwest (overnights as required)
o Problem sensitivity – ability to tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong and reactive proactively
This position is responsible for aerial pole line fiber installation, underground fiber placement and inside building fiber placement and maintenance.
Responsibilities
• Place/remove fiber cable risers and riser guards.
• Place/remove cable tree guards.
• Driving aerial bucket truck and/or pulling cable or other trailers.
• Tree trimming including operating a gas/electric chainsaw when necessary.
• Use fiberglass extension ladders when required.
• Pull inner-duct and fiber optic cable through ATT or other Telecom underground structure.
• Pull fiber optic cable through inner-duct.
• Place flex duct within buildings.
• Pull fiber through flex duct within buildings.
• Follow all OSHA and company Safety regulations.
• Follow all Company practices and procedures.
• Properly keep and maintain company hand tools and equipment.
• Accept direction and instruction from Sr. Lineman or Crew Foreman.
Qualifications
• Education
o High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge
o Knowledge of OSP aerial and underground placing practices and procedures.
o Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
o Basic knowledge of safely handling and using hand tools
• Current valid driver’s license (preferably a chauffeurs, or CDL-A) with a clean driving record is required.
• Skills
o Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and making decisions on how to handle it
o Judgement and decision making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
o Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Abilities
o Ability to work aloft, either from a ladder, aerial lift device or pole climbing.
o Be willing to work outdoors in varying weather conditions
o Able to climb poles and work at heights up to, and sometimes exceeding, 50 feet
o Able to handle extended periods of physical demands, such as sitting, standing bending, squatting,
kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting and reaching above shoulder level
o Ability to travel throughout the Midwest (overnights as required)
o Problem sensitivity – ability to tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong and reactive proactively
