What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipboard Communications Cabling Technician position at Waveguide Communications Career Center?
Job Summary
Responsible for implementation, coordination, installation, and/or oversight of a wide variety of activities for complex network cable wiring systems for voice, data, and video.
Summary of Essential Job Functions, Specific Duties, and Responsibilities
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- Use of construction drawings, schematic diagrams, BICSI specification, EIA/TIA codes and system-defined standards to move or install new communications infrastructure.
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- Measure, cut, assemble and install conduit, pathways or appropriate ceiling supports.
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- Pull various types of cable according to pathways, install related structured cable components and completes necessary termination.
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- Use specialized testing devices and system-defined standards to test compliance requirements and document results.
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- Ensure standard quality levels are met with respect to fire stoppage, construction regulations, EIA/TIA codes and BICSI structured cabling standards.
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- Lift, carry and move cable and equipment as required.
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- Works with unshielded twisted pair, single and multi-mode fiber optic, coaxial cable or equivalent.
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- Use diagnostic equipment to troubleshot problems, maintain lines, or repair cable (LAN meters, fiber-optic light source and power meter, laptop computers, copper and fiber optic cable, or equivalent may be used).
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- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot intra building fiber-optic cables from IDF to wiring closets. Terminate with all fiber-optic connectors, manufacture and provide fiber patch cords.Maintain and troubleshoot outside plant inter building fiber-optic cables, or equivalent and oversee contractors.
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- Troubleshoot complaints.
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- Certify data wiring and monitor, inspect, and conduct all tests required, ensuring all system component connections are operating properly (Equipment such as CAT5e and CAT6 for compliance Ethernet and Fast Ethernet standards, and other comparable equipment).