Cable Splicer
Core
Connects, rearranges, repairs, and maintains outside cable infrastructure including aerial, buried, underground, and in-building facilities.
Role type
Field cable splicer
Builds
Aerial, buried, underground, and in-building cable facilities
Domain
Telecommunications infrastructure
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
cable splicing, pole climbing, manhole entry, test equipment operation, power equipment operation, reading engineering diagrams, heavy lifting, vehicle operation
Preferred skills
previous cable splicer helper experience
Technologies
specialized cable splicing equipment, test equipment, pumps, compressors, blowers, backhoes, trenchers
Responsibilities
Connect and rearrange cable facilities according to engineering design; test for and locate cable trouble; work with open flame and molten lead for cable closures; climb poles and work aloft on platforms or in vehicle-mounted buckets; enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, splice pits, cable vaults, and manholes; operate power equipment; monitor cable pressurization; inspect and service vehicles; plan and supervise work of cable splicer helper.
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on field technician