Line Worker
Core
Install, maintain, and repair aerial and underground telecommunications plants, including service drops, house cables, and building terminals, using heavy-duty power equipment and working at heights.
Role type
Field technician (telecommunications infrastructure)
Builds
Outside plant facilities (aerial and underground wire/cable networks)
Domain
Telecommunications / Utilities
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operation of heavy-duty power equipment (saws, winches, dollies), ladder and pole climbing, vehicle operation (manual transmission), reading technical cut sheets and work orders, color perception, audible tone/level discrimination
Preferred skills
Prior experience as Line Worker, OSP Construction Installer/Splicer, Plant Construction Installer, Cable Splicer, or equivalent telecommunications field roles
Technologies
Boom trucks, power dolly, power saws, power winch, test equipment, manual transmission vehicles
Responsibilities
Place, move, rearrange, replace, connect, disconnect, transfer, maintain, reroute, and remove aerial and underground plants; operate company vehicles; handle and climb ladders and poles; work at heights in boom trucks; enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces, or manholes; attach or detach hardware to wires, cables, buildings, or poles; use test equipment to check for gas and empty debris from manholes; load tools and materials on trucks and drive to work locations.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (experience level designated by management)