Drop Installation Technician II

• Perform general drop construction labor
  • Communicate with customers to identify drop bury path.
  • Use, hand tools and other excavating equipment to construct fiber drop facilities.
  • Perform the placement of new aerial and buried fiber drops
  • Set peds, vaults, and handholes along with marking/labeling fiber optic and/or copper facilities.
  • Operate all test equipment associated with drop construction duties.
  • Install, troubleshoot, test, splice, repair, and maintain fiber optic drop facilities.
  • Identify location of defective fiber using various test equipment and repair buried, and aerial, fiber drops.
  • Locate cable and fiber.
  • Perform cable fault acceptance tests on newly constructed drop facilities.
  • Ensure worksite,landscape, and private utilities are fully restored after project completion (e.g., seeding, invisible dog fences, sprinkler systems, etc.)
• Train and mentor personnel as directed by supervisor or team lead.
• Service, clean, maintain, and repair equipment.
• Complete all related paperwork.
• Provide assistance to field services technicians, as needed.

• 1 years of drop construction experience utilizing various underground and aerial construction equipment such as locators, directional drills, trencher/plow/rocksaw, backhoe, or bucket trucks -OR- current military service, or prior military service with honorable discharge.
• 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.

• Must have the ability to obtain a Class A CDL. A current CDL is preferred at hire, but TDS will train and certify eligible associates through its in-house CDL certification program after hire.
• 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 Course curriculum.
• Upon hire, must successfully complete customer-specific requirements, which may include a background check administered by the customer.
• Preferred 1 years’ experience in the construction of fiber optic cable outside plant networks -OR- installation of any underground or overhead utilities will be considered.
• Understanding of telecommunication products and services.
• 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, stand, write and operate a computer keyboard, standard office equipment and telephone. The associate regularly communicates with customers. The associate is frequently required to move about and reach for items. Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. May be required to balance or climb. Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Generous Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
• Seven Paid National Holidays & One Floating Holiday
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 12 months of employment)
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• TDS Service Discounts
• Education Assistance
• Paid Volunteer Time

In addition to these benefits, all associates will have the opportunity to participate in our Associate Resource Groups, which are designed to encourage community and facilitate professional development. To learn more, click here.