Essential Duties:
A coax splicer is responsible for the pre-trip inspection of their truck and equipment they or their crew will be using that day.
This includes checking the fluid levels of the truck and keeping the truck clean, neat, and organized.
Communication skills are extremely important for a fiber splicer.
Coax splicers are required to competently interact with customers on the phone and face to face.
Also, keeping communication with crew members and Management are essential.
All coax splicers will have a professional attitude and appearance.
Read and interpret documents in the form of work orders, including (but not limited to) strand maps, PDF prints, Bentley prints, and any other CATV/fiber related document.
Provide daily pay sheet and associated as built documentation at the end of each shift.
A coax splicer is required to complete the following tasks.
Understand, assemble, and install CATV active and passive equipment in OSP and ISP locations.
Including activating and balancing new and existing plant.
Will construct risers using guard or conduit, including transfer of existing risers.
Install conduit on buildings and install lockboxes.
Install pedestals
Install grounding devices including ground rods, wire, and associated hardware.
Test and troubleshoot using an RF meter and multi-meter and provide pictures to proof new and retro splicing.
Maintain and properly use all associated tooling.
Adhere to NEC bonding and grounding requirements for armored fiber.
The coax splicer needs to be prepared with all proper PPE and should consider safety as top priority on the job site.
Competencies:
Employee must consider safety to his self and crew members the top priority.
Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others to be efficient.
Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Quality Control Analysis – Conducting inspections of every job completed to evaluate the workmanship of the final product.
Experience & Physical Demands:
The coax splicer must have the ability to climb a utility pole using either gaffs or a fiberglass extension ladder, as well as operate a bucket truck.
The employee is required to be able to lift and maneuver up to sixty pounds over their head on a daily basis.
Also, the employee must be willing and able to work in extreme weather conditions the entire year.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, and physical demand to perform as a coax splicer.
All employees of Custom Utilicom Incorporated may be required to perform tasks that fall outside of the above listed job description.
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