Cable Tech Job Description
Cable Tech Duties & Responsibilities
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Cable Tech Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Cable Tech
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BICSI, OSP, IPC, RCDD, J-STD-001, CCNA
Education for Cable Tech
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the cable tech job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and High School Degree in Education, General Education, Engineering, Computer Science, Technical, Associates, Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Management, Project Management
Skills for Cable Tech
Desired skills for cable tech include:
Desired experience for cable tech includes:
Cable Tech Examples
Cable Tech Job Description
- Follows-up leads for additional business opportunities that add additional value
- Expedites communications of issues and resolution activities to reinforce the business service value to the customer
- Participates in cross-functional teams and /or meetings of subject matter experts for both expanded technical knowledge and sales opportunities as they occur
- Participates in the development of process improvements and maintains vigilance for best practice and process re-design
- Facilitates shipment of equipment to repair centers
- Install, repair and test fiber in a variety of environments (underground and aerial)
- Splice fiber optic cables, copper both loose tube and ribbon
- Reads and interprets work prints and diagrams and remains familiar with current practices
- Test fibers as required by contract and work order
- The field
- High School plus specialized training, and minimum 5 years cabling experience
- Ability to work with small objects, fiber terminations require manual dexterity
- Ability to work in various environments, utilizing ladders, kneeling, crawling, reaching overhead
- Leading crew of up to 10-15 installers (including sub-contractors)
- Generate an equipment list and bill of material for completing a specific task
- Familiarity or current certification with Leviton Network Products and Sumitomo fiber-splicing
Cable Tech Job Description
- Two 20-inch computer monitors (or larger) with a DisplayPort and associated cable are required
- Makes precise recommendations for changes in running fiber optic cables, or provides input
- Into construction methodologies
- Utilize the correct tools and test equipment for proper and safe performance of services
- Read and interprets blueprints and splice diagrams
- Perform routine maintenance and emergency repair as called upon
- Prepare estimates for commercial and industrial structured cabling projects
- Interface with other project managers to gather relevant information in order to provide firm bids for prospective jobs
- Maintain current, accurate information on prices from suppliers and contractors through direct contact and written materials, sales brochures, price lists
- Adhere to all required project safety requirements as set forth by the Company and OSHA
- BICSI Technician Level Certified Preferred
- Georgia Low Voltage License Preferred
- Capable of leading larger crews between 5-10 installers
- Minimum 5 years of current, verifiable industry installation experience and hold current BICSI Technician certification
- BICSI RCDD certification a plus
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and frequently required to walk the job site, very limited time available for sitting
Cable Tech Job Description
- Identify, track and remove abandoned cable, and keep cable neatly tied and bundled while maintaining safety standards
- Cable Testing to include conducting cable continuity and megger testing required by the job without supervision
- Cable Cutting to include proper cable cutting and end preparation methods without supervision based on the specifications outlined in the installation drawings
- Cable/Cableway Installation including all types of cable and cableway installations required by the job without supervision
- Maintain the company's high standard of quality and professionalism with regards to workmanship, customer relations, coworkers, behavior and appearance
- Perform any other duties not specifically stated herein, but which your supervisor may assign
- Competitive compensation, along with full benefits
- Strong company history, been around for 20 years
- Extremely high customer retention rate, including Fortune 500 companies, so they don't have a "slow season" which is typical of the industry
- 5 year plan to grow to $15 million
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work near moving mechanical parts
- Must be able to pass a criminal background screening for job site access
- Must have reliable transportation to get to the data center facility
- All candidates must possess a valid driver's license, their own vehicle, and will need to pass a driving record to check to operate company vehicles
- Install, maintain, service, and/or repair telecommunications connectivity devices, , cabling, wiring, copper and fiber terminals, communication jacks, fiber connectors, boxes and faceplates
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair fiber optic cabling both multi-mode and single-mode Fiber
Cable Tech Job Description
- Constantly adopting new technologies
- Makes precise recommendations for changes in running fiber optic cables, or provides input into construction methodologies
- Recognize and repair fiber damage participate in fiber relocations
- Reporting and presentation of the results and conclusions
- Travel will be required the technician will be fitted with company vehicle
- Candidates must meet company standards in relation to background and driving record
- Technicians will be doing the cabling and system installations and troubleshooting as needed
- CAT5/CAT6 Pulls & Terminations
- Build various cables that are used by the military
- Moving and implementing large enterprise equipment
- Understand Red/Black separation of cables
- 5+ years of experience as an Electrician in an industrial environment
- A strong knowledge of electrical control systems, power distribution systems, motors, instrumentation, PLC's and AC/DC drive systems
- The ability to interpret electrical/mechanical drawings, follow testing troubleshooting, and repair procedures
- Experience in working with programmable logic controllers
- Industrial electrician work experience required, an AS in electrical/electronic desirable
Cable Tech Job Description
- Install Fiber and Copper cabling
- Ensure proper standards are maintained for cabling and racks
- Ability to safely use material handling tools and equipment
- Perform physical tasks all day
- Work in noisy environments
- Maintains, expand, replace and repair all plant facilities and subscriber apparatus required to provide service to customers
- Responsible for tasks assigned by Coordinators in connection with service orders and repair activities related to Category 6 cabling, Voice over IP networks (VOIP), and fiber optic cabling infrastructure
- Analyze, administer, and maintain telecommunications and network cabling infrastructure
- Dress, terminate and test cables and components including CAT6 and fiber optic cabling
- Install, maintain, and repair voice and data communications systems
- Experience in irradiation or accelerator technology a plus
- Technical domain knowledge sufficient to perform responsibilities, satisfy performance measurements and ensure credibility with external stakeholders
- Some leadership experience either being in the Telecom field or not
- Must be able to work W2 in order to be eligible for this opportunity
- Ability to read procedures and interpret drawings
- Have the ability to attach ends of wires to components, plugs, or terminal strip, using soldering iron or crimping device