Fiber Splicer II

FIBER SPLICER II

Summary Repairs and maintains outside plant telecommunications facilities by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Repairs, installs, and maintains outside plant facilities including telephone poles, underground services, conduit, and cable splicing.

Splices underground or multiple conductor cables to repair, upgrade and maintain telephone communication and transmission systems. 

Carries out all work related to splicing, terminating, and maintaining cable, including fiber-optic cable.  The cable splicer identifies, counts and prepares the groups of pairs for splicing.  Keeps the Central Office Cable system in efficient operation, maintains cable air pressure,

Splices Cable to protector devices and the main distribution frame at the Central Office and splices customer drop cable to the C.O. cable system.  Mounts demarcation devices and protectors at the customer premises. 

Wires load coil or other devices into the subscriber loop and transfers customer's service from one cable or terminal to another.  May diagnose and repair trouble, voice frequency repeaters, loop extenders, and cable loading systems. 

Must be familiar with all RUS practices and standards.

Working knowledge of Fiber counts

Able to install and prepare Splice cases & Handholds, work in confined spaces, install and prep pedestals, interpret and implement Staking sheets, and read and implement splice cases and pedestals

Will be required to tow splicing trailer (DOT Driver)

Must have introductory knowledge of testing and troubleshooting fiber problems

Lifts and loads equipment and materials onto company vehicles.

Assures dependable and uninterrupted operation of telephone communications.

Performs preventative and routine maintenance.

Troubleshoots and identifies malfunctioning or inoperative equipment.

Identifies problems by using electronic testing equipment.

Receives, investigates, resolves and tracks trouble tickets.

May have construction and CAT duties.

Requires on call duty.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                    

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current Drivers License

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.