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At Lightspeed Construction Group, we take a people-first approach to construction. We know communications infrastructure construction isn’t just about fiber and towers. It’s about collaboration and honesty. At Lightspeed, a Full Circle Fiber Partners company, we bring more than steel toes and hard hats to the job site – we bring teamwork and integrity, and we do everything with a mindset of safety. Just as a well-placed network connects a community, a well-organized team powers all projects to success. Service excellence, pioneering experience, and a passion for what we do – that’s Lightspeed.

Lightspeed is a dynamic organization of diverse, customer-focused people committed to our Core Values: Service Excellence, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, Fairness and Mutual Respect. We are looking for motivated and professional individuals to grow with our team. Lightspeed offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, matching 401K and more.

Job Summary:

• Splicing large & small count Fiber Cables, Mid Sheath Cuts.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Utilize proper techniques to splice fiber optic cable.
• Prep/Splice single-mode (SM) and multi-mode (MM) optical fiber cables
• Troubleshooting of fiber utilizing an OTDR.
• Strong communication skills required between splicer and tech ops manager so that problems can be addressed as soon as possible.
• Proper record keeping and be able to review cable records as necessary.
• Knowledge, understanding and practice of safety regulations within OSHA, NESC, and NEC, and other construction related guidelines.
• Maintain equipment and vehicle to a high standard.
• Work indoors and outdoors as needed.
• Be able to iterate to the project/construction managers detailed accounts of field activity, both verbal and written.
• Coordinate with tech ops managers to verify and perform work as directed.
• Night work as needed for things like node splits.
• Able to be on call for emergencies involving damaged cable.
• Must know ribbon fiber.
• Must know fiber to the home.

Tasks Required by a Fiber Splicer:

• Utilize Fusion Splicer to splice Loose Tube & Ribbon fiber cable.
• Prep/Splice single-mode (SM) and multi-mode (MM) optical fiber cables
• Troubleshooting of fiber utilizing an OTDR.
• Strong communication skills required between splicer and tech ops manager so that problems can be addressed as soon as possible.
• Proper record keeping and be able to review cable records as necessary.
• Knowledge, understanding and practice of safety regulations within OSHA, NESC, and NEC, and other construction related guidelines.
• Maintain equipment and vehicle to a high standard.
• Work indoors and outdoors as needed.
• Be able to iterate to the project/construction managers detailed accounts of field activity, both verbal and written.
• Coordinate with tech ops managers to verify and perform work as directed.
• Night work as needed for things like node splits.
• Able to be on call for emergencies involving damaged cable.
• Must know ribbon fiber.
• Must know fiber to the home.

Knowledge required by a Fiber Splicer:

• Telecommunications— Knowledge of transmission and CATV telecommunications systems.
• Public Safety— Knowledge of keeping work area safe to the public.
• Computers and Electronics— Knowledge of electronic equipment and computer hardware/software for keeping proper records.
• Mechanical— Knowledge of optical splicing equipment like a cleaver, splicer and bucket truck

Disclaimer Statement:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.