Cable Splicer
Core
Set up, rack, splice, transfer, repair, rearrange, bond, pressurize, and test aerial, underground, and buried cable; mount, cut-in, and repair cable terminal and load coil cases.
Role type
Field cable splicer and technician
Builds
Physical telecommunications infrastructure (cable networks)
Domain
Telecommunications / Physical Infrastructure
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Splicing (twisting/soldering/connectors), cable testing, operating boom trucks and vehicles, climbing ladders and poles, working at heights, interpreting cut sheets and work orders, handling heavy objects, operating electrical test equipment
Preferred skills
Experience in OSP construction, fiber network field technician, or line worker roles
Technologies
Boom trucks, vans, pick-up trucks, electrical test equipment, splice closures
Responsibilities
Splice and connect various cable types (aerial, underground, buried, coaxial), perform cable acceptance tests and pressure tests, enter manholes and trenches to place materials, operate company vehicles to work locations, maintain detailed written records of work activity
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on field technician