OSP Fiber Splicer

Fiber Splicer

Who We Are:

Benton Triage is a trusted, reliable, and reputable leader in aerial and underground FTTH/FTTP construction. With over 20 years of experience building and maintaining fiber optic and legacy communication systems, our dedicated, expertly led teams deliver exceptional quality, safety, and customer service. We’ve partnered with many of the nation’s largest MSOs on projects spanning urban metros, rural communities, and diverse markets.  Our employees are at the heart of our success. We offer a rewarding pay package, hands-on experience, and pathways for career progression in a supportive, team-oriented environment where every project matters.

As a member of our Team, you must be:

• Quality-driven – Trusted resources, providing quality services without question.
• Team-oriented – Collaborative and cohesive, demonstrating relationships matter.
• Innovative – Providing solutions and critical thinking, with an innovative approach.

The Fiber Splicer specializes in installing, repairing, and maintaining fiber optic cables to ensure the quality and timely delivery of telecommunications services to our customers. Individuals in this role are responsible for reading and interpreting schematics and diagrams to splice, terminate, and test fiber-optics, proper preparation and splicing of fiber optic cable, as well as maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing damaged cable and related issues in the outside plant network.

Responsibilities:

• Perform cable installation, construction, maintenance, and repair works.
• Prepare cable and perform fusion splices for aerial and underground applications; ensure proper bonding and grounding of an aerial and underground plant.
• Possess knowledge in all types of splicing activity, cable and safety test equipment and use of all types of cable construction equipment.
• Locate and repair cables faults to maintain existing cable network without causing signal failure interruptions.
• Validate and test end-to-end service provisioning for the cable network.
• Confirm accurate cable terminations on cross connect, patch panels, hubs, and routers. Ensure all splice closures and termination points are airtight and free of moisture.
• Travel to customer sites, project areas, business-related events, and other locations.
• Read and interpret documents such as maps, staking sheets, and cable schematics, fiber count reports, verification reports, construction prints and splice schematics.
• Review site surveys, condition discrepancy reports, design drawings, technical manuals for cable installation feasibility.
• Maintain project tracing information such as production sheets, time sheets, and customer required paperwork.
• Track and enter time for projects as required and provide detailed reports of field splicing activity.
• Perform manual excavations, including utility exposure, transition, and termination.
• Perform all work in accordance with industry and Company standards and per all government regulations including OSHA, DOT, FCC, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the responsibilities of this job classification.
   

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Ability to work nights and weekends if needed to repair outages.
• Experience working with a weighted splitter tap distribution is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Passion for accuracy.
• Self-motivated and able to work alone.
• Must update job knowledge by participating in education opportunities.

Physical Requirements:

• Drive and operate a vehicle, and/or bucket truck. Must be able to drive or ride in a vehicle for up to four hours to travel to and from job sites.
• Ability to safely work from heights, up to 50’ in bucket truck or ladder.
• Manage pole climbing, working at heights, handling ladders, and pushing, pulling and bending equipment.
• Ability to sit, stand, climb, kneel, bend, lift, crawl, squat, reach and utilize bo