Copper Cable Splicer
- Nashua, NH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Proper installation of various closures on copper cables.
- Splicing of copper cable using various tools, in an aerial, buried, or office environment.
- Testing and troubleshooting copper.
- Repair and maintenance of copper cables.
- Understand staking sheets and blueprints.
- Making necessary preparations required for splicing, rearranging, and terminating cable conductors. Performing splicing operations relating to the installation, rearrangement, and repair of outside plant facilities. This includes copper cable, wire, terminals, loop carrier electronics.
- Locating and clearing troubles in outside plant facilities.
- Determine air flow and pressure in cables – aerial and underground. Preparing cables for pressurization and maintaining cable pressure.
- Works aloft; climbs ladders and poles; enters tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, manholes, and other confined spaces to accomplish job tasks.
- May work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Tests and adjusts complex equipment using testing devices, e.g., signal generators, oscilloscopes, transmission measuring sets, volt-ohm-millimeters, etc
- Testing, locating, and repairing defects in wires for copper cables and digital carrier systems, using electrical and mechanical testing apparatus.
- Will need to be able to travel both within and out of state as required or as work ebbs and flows.
- Performing additional duties and tasks as required by the Company.
- At least two years of experience in splicing, troubleshooting, repairing, and testing fiber optic and copper cable.
- Four years of experience in the installation and/or repair of fiber-optic cable and other related telecommunications equipment.
- Ability to distinguish the difference between colors.
- Industry-recognized certification in splicing and testing copper and fiber optic cable.
- Local and ovenight travel in Maine should be expected due to the size of the state; would include hotel and per diem allowance
- High School Degree
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Fine motor skills and visual acuity is required for success.
- May need to respond under stressful or urgent situations.
- Awareness of all Safety regulations for Line Companies; knowledge of all Utility, N.E.S.C., DOT and OSHA Safety Rules.
- Repeated and frequent ability to lift, from floor to above head 25 lbs continuously.
- Ability to sit, stand, climb, kneel, bend, lift, crawl, squat, reach and utilize both hands and feet in an aerial and underground capacity. Drive and operate a vehicle, and/or bucket.
- Environmental Conditions exposure is heat, cold, dust, wet, vibration and very loud noise.
- Requires the ability to sit for extended periods, stand, bend, walk, communicate via telephone, computer and/or face-to-face contact, vision to monitor, and use basic office equipment such as a personal computer, copier and fax machines regularly during the course of work.
- Work is performed in and out of an office environment.