Fiber Optic Splicer

7 days ago

Butte, Montana, United States TDS Telecom Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Fiber Optic Splicer to join our Outside Plant Construction team at TDS Telecom. As a Fiber Optic Splicer, you will play a critical role in the placement of enclosures, splicing, testing, and documentation of outside plant fiber optic facilities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Project Management: Receives maps and staking sheets for full construction projects and ensures project completion with limited guidance.
  • Communication: Communicates updates to the project team as required.
  • Work Coordination: Manages daily and weekly project work based on deadlines, material and equipment availability, weather, and other factors.
  • Documentation: Drafts and submits redlines and splice documentation upon completion of projects.
  • Fiber Splicing: Sets splice enclosures and splice cases according to design, splices fiber, tests, and documents all project fiber locations.
  • Team Collaboration: Regularly engages with Network Services OSP construction teams, OSP construction contractors, internal construction teams, suppliers, and property owners to smoothly coordinate project tasks and avoid disputes.
  • Plan Interpretation: Reads construction plans and determines the best approach for completing fiber splicing work.
  • Record Keeping: Maintains all project documentation and records costs of project materials and material transfers.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Ensures DOT inspections are performed on equipment where required.
  • Project Oversight: Works with project managers, OSP construction contractors, and internal construction teams to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
Requirements
  • 2+ years of fiber optic splicing and testing experience -OR- current military service or prior military service with honorable discharge.
  • 2+ years of telecommunications inside or outside plant experience working with fiber optic networks.
  • 1 + years of experience organizing and prioritizing project workloads is a must.
  • Must follow the TDS attendance guidelines in order to meet TDS's business needs, including but not limited to our obligations to our customers and to our customers' needs.
  • Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and remain eligible for DOT requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Understanding of telecommunication products and services with relation to fiber optic technology.
  • Physical requirements may vary based on company needs: Ability to climb poles, ladders, towers, and other structures as needed. Ability to kneel, dig, lift, and pull.
  • Upon hire, must successfully complete customer-specific requirements, which may include a background check administered by the customer.
  • Proven organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
  • May require occasional travel.
  • Must be willing to work overtime as needed. May be required to work various/swing shifts as business needs dictate.
  • Must be able to operate vehicles with manual transmissions.

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