Fiber Splicer II-Outside Plant Construction

Fiber Splicer II-Outside Plant Construction

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.

Responsibilities

• Receives maps and staking sheets for full construction project and ensures project is spliced, tested, and documented with limited guidance.
• Communicates updates to the project team as required.
• Manages daily and weekly project work based on deadlines, material and equipment availability, weather, and other factors. Coordinates with supervisor to ensure continual supply of work and availability of materials.
• Drafts and submits redlines and splice documentation upon completion of project.
• Sets splice enclosures and splice cases according to design, splices fiber, tests, and documents all project fiber locations as part of daily activity.
• Regularly engages Network Services OSP construction teams, OSP construction contractors, internal construction teams, suppliers, and property owners to smoothly coordinate project tasks and avoid disputes.
• Reads construction plans and determines best approach for completing fiber splicing work.
• Maintains all project documentation and records costs of project materials and material transfers.
• Ensures DOT inspections are performed on equipment where required.
• Works with project managers, OSP construction contractors, and internal construction teams to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Performs advanced operation of fiber optic fusion splicer, OTDR, and light level testing equipment to facilitate splicing and light level quality according to TDS standards.
• Performs advanced operation of all test equipment associated with fiber optic plant facilities splicing, testing, and documentation.
• Installs fiber enclosures and optical tap cases, splices, troubleshoots, tests, repairs, and documents all fiber as part of OSP construction projects.
• Identifies the location of defective cable using various test equipment and repairs buried and aerial fiber optic cables.
• Performs cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed facilities.
• Completes all testing documentation and returns as part of project closing requirements.
• Actively trains, mentors, and coaches team members while sharing fiber splicing/testing knowledge and experience.
• Performs quality control inspections and makes training recommendations.
• Ensures safety protocols are enforced.
• Services, cleans, maintains, and repairs equipment.
• Completes all related paperwork in a timely manner.
• Provides assistance to field services technicians, as needed.

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 pass all components of the Safety Training course curriculum.
• 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.