Lineman

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Lineman

STATUS: Non-Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Outside Plant

REPORTS TO: Director of Outside Plant

FULL/PART-TIME: Full-Time

OUR CULTURE:

At Northland, we don’t believe in ceilings. We encourage personal and professional development by maintaining a challenging and rewarding work environment. We believe you are the creator of your own destiny and that you will make the most of your career through hard work, dedication, and initiative.

THE MISSION:

The Lineman performs all essential job functions related to the construction and maintenance of the Outside Plant telecommunication network infrastructure. They provide prompt and courteous maintenance-free installation and repair services for residential and commercial customers.

SUMMARY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Construction of aerial and buried infrastructure
• Installation of drop services
• OCRT/Residential installation and troubleshooting
• Fiber Optic splicing
• Copper splicing and troubleshooting

LINEMAN JOB DUTIES:

• Meets customer installation and maintenance schedules, locates underground cable, meets target deadlines, resolves service interruptions. Includes construction of aerial and buried telecommunication network infrastructure.
  • Aerial construction consists of framing/transfers, strand installation, cable lashing, and pole-setting.
  • Buried construction consists of cable plowing, ditching, directional drilling, and conduit and manhole construction.
• Drop-crew Responsibilities: Includes construction of aerial and buried telecommunication network infrastructure, and ONT installation.
  • Aerial construction consists of aerial drop installation, building attachments and penetrations, and interior building fiber installation.
  • Buried construction consists of conduit and manhole fiber installation, building attachment penetration, and interior building fiber installation.
  • ONT installation consists of equipment mounting and installation, fiber splicing of the ONT, and fiber splicing of the drop to the backbone.
• OCRT/Residential & troubleshooting Responsibilities: Includes copper drop installation, DSL installation, DSL troubleshooting, dial-tone installation, and copper cable troubleshooting. Responsibilities may include:
  • Fiber optic backbone slicing, fiber optic drop splicing, record keeping for Mapcom purposes, and fiber optic troubleshooting and diagnostics.
  • Copper splicing - Copper cable splicing and copper cable troubleshooting.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma
• Must be able to work with hand tools
• Must be able to lift 50-100 pounds
• Must be able to work overtime as required, on-call rotation required
• May require out-of-town travel from time to time
• Line Crew-Forman requires 5-10 years of experience as an Outside Plant Lineman

PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior climbing experience desired

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Valid driver’s license required.
• Commercial Driver's License required.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, sit, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions. Ability to exert more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES USED:

Directional drill, back-hoe, track-hoe, bulldozer, cable plow, digger derrick, bucket truck, jack-hammer, and all related power tools, a 3M 965 meter, 3M Dynatel 2210 Location Set, Simpson OHM Meter, and Voltage Leak Detector.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

The employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise, vibration, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and oils.

EMPLOYER'S DISCLAIMER:

• All offers of employment are contingent on successful results from a background check. If results are not acceptable to the company, the company reserves the right to rescind its conditional offer of employment.
• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties required by their office.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.