Outside Plant Construction Technician I
Company: TDS Telecom
Location: Post Falls
Posted on: May 16, 2023
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Job Description:
As the Outside Plant Construction Technician I you will perform
the general labor associated with outside plant construction for
PON/fiber optic networks. This includes, but is not limited to,
assisting with the installation of communications facilities (both
buried and aerial). Work is performed in accordance with state and
local regulations in a safe manner.
Training:
As an Outside Plant Construction Technician I, you will have the
opportunity to obtain a Class A CDL through our in-house training
program. You will attend safety training at one of our new
facilities where you will also be trained on Pole Climbing and
Bucket Trucks. On-the-job training includes exposure to various
construction equipment including Directional Drill Rigs, Mini
Excavators, Trenchers, and Locators. Fiber optic training includes
Fusion Splicing, Fault Detection, and exposure to OTDRs and other
advanced testing equipment.
This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus! (Payout terms
apply)
This position can be hired at either a Outside Plant Construction
Technician I (requisition ID ), or an Outside Plant Construction
Technician II (requisition ID ) level, depending on the skills and
qualifications of the candidate. Different job postings exist for
each of these positions. Please reference each job posting for the
minimum qualifications required for each role and submit an
application for each level that you are both interested and
qualified for.
The pay range listed for this position represents the low and high
end of the base compensation range. The actual offer amount will
carefully consider multiple factors, such as relevant skills,
qualifications, work experience, location and/or competencies that
align with the specified role. Certain positions are eligible for
additional forms of compensation such as bonuses and equity
awards.
TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Metrocom/TDS) is a leading provider
of fiber internet service. With more than 50 years of experience,
the growing communications company is building and deploying new,
fiber optic networks in neighborhoods across the country to deliver
up to 2 Gigabit internet speeds to homes and up to 10 Gigabit
internet speeds to business. In addition, TDS provides innovative
TV entertainment and advanced phone services. Visit to learn
more.
TDS provides communications services for more than 1,100 rural and
suburban communities in the United States. The company employs more
than 3,300 people nationwide and is a subsidiary of Telephone and
Data Systems, Inc. (TDS Inc.), a Fortune 1000 company NYSE: TDS .
Founded in 1969, Telephone and Data Systems provides wireless,
broadband, video and voice; and hosted and managed services to
approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its
businesses: UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. has been named to several Forbes
lists, including America's Best Employers for Diversity, Best Large
Employers, and Best Employers for Women. Visit for more
information.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must also be able to climb
poles, ladders, towers or other structures. The employee is
occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or
balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift
and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more
than 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
exposed to outside weather conditions and may have to work in
attics and crawl spaces, or high-risk areas such as high voltage
electrical, trenches, and manholes. The employee is frequently
exposed to moving mechanical parts and heavy equipment; high,
precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The
employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions,
toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The
noise level in the work environment is at times loud.
Benefits
Associates scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week have access
to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid
time off benefits such as vacation (15 days accrued per year for
full-time; pro-rated for part-time associates working between 20-39
hours), sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and
pro-rated for all other associates), seven paid national holidays
and one floating holiday, paid parental leave (2 weeks after 12
months of employment), among others. Short Term Disability and Long
Term Disability coverage is also available for associates working
30 or more hours per week and Education Assistance is available to
full-time associates. Associates scheduled to work under twenty
hours per week or for a limited term (i.e. interns) are eligible
for medical coverage, the 401(k) plan (if 18 or older), as well as
sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and pro-rated
for all other associates). For more detail on the benefits we offer
click here .
At TDS, we embrace Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our
differences and consider all qualified applicants without regard to
age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected
veteran or any other status protected by law. To learn about our
diversity & inclusion philosophy and culture, click here !
$21.75 - $32.62
Keywords: TDS Telecom, Coeur d'Alene , Outside Plant Construction Technician I, Engineering , Post Falls, Idaho
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