What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outside Plant Technician position at Verizon?
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About the Role
You'll be responsible for maintaining the condition of our outside plant facilities, ensuring maximum efficiency and preparedness. This involves:
- Placing, rearranging, and removing outside plant equipment, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block, and house cables, poles, and associated hardware/fixtures.
- Connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching/detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, building or poles.
- Reading and interpreting engineering work orders.
- Performing construction work using designated equipment (e.g., digging holes, placing poles, etc.).
- Operating Company motor vehicles to transport equipment.
- Climbing ladders and poles, working aloft, perceiving differences in wire and cable colors, and moving/lifting items up to 100 lbs.
About You
We're looking for someone with knowledge of outside plant and construction, who is anxious to put their skills to work on America's fastest and most reliable network. If you take pride in a job well done and enjoy being busy and well-organized, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements:
- Valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
- CDL or ability to obtain one.
- A related Associate Degree or 2 years of relevant work experience (even better if you have one or more of these qualifications).
If this role sounds like a fit for you, don't hesitate to apply even if you don't meet every requirement listed above. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.
