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D & P Communications, Inc. Outside Plant Technician in Petersburg, Michigan
The Outside Plant Technician performs work associated with the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of outside plant facilities and customer equipment.
Responsibilities • Install, move, or remove telecommunication equipment, underground or building wire, cable, and associated equipment. • Install and troubleshoot voice, video and data services over multiple mediums. • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of equipment and services to answer customer questions. • Maintain customer rapport by listening to concerns and answering questions. • Responsible for the correct, safe, and efficient locating of underground facilities. Taking time to thoroughly locate underground facilities in an area, accurately marking the location and completing the necessary paperwork. • Perform construction work, such as digging holes, unreeling, pulling and laying wire and cable. • Operate power equipment such as chain saws and hydraulic equipment such as aerial lifts (buckets), diggers-derricks mounted on trucks, hand tools, etc. • Load tools and equipment onto trucks and/or trailers. • Working knowledge of handheld electronics, including smart phones and tablets. • Read and interpret engineering plans. • Wear appropriate safety equipment and abide by all safety policies and procedures • Keep reports and records and perform other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Experience and Training
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent • Previous experience in a related role preferred (Field Technician, Support Technician, Construction) • Strong computer proficiency and ability to navigate software programs • Must have valid driver's license and acceptable driving record required. • Must be able to obtain a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Physical Requirements • Ability to push/lift up to 50 pounds regularly. • Bending at the waist, sitting, kneeling, climbing, walking, crouching, and reaching overhead as job may require. • Ascend/descend ladders to remove and rearrange equipment. • Regularly work in attics, basements, crawl spaces, and other similar places as project requires. • Regularly required to use repetitive motion, type, and communicate over the phone and inperson. • Must be able and willing to complete physical work in the field, on premise, and in year-round weather conditions when required.