Outside Plant Technician

Verizon Communications - Boylston, MA

Full-time

Boylston, MA

Telecommunications

About the position

The Outside Plant Technician at Verizon is responsible for ensuring the optimal condition and efficiency of outside plant facilities. This role involves hands-on work with various types of cables and hardware, contributing to the maintenance and construction of Verizon's network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Placing, rearranging and removing outside plant, including aerial, underground, submarine, buried, block and house cables, poles, and associated hardware/fixtures.
• Connecting wires and cables to terminals and attaching/detaching various kinds of hardware to wires, cables, buildings or poles.
• Reading and interpreting engineering work orders.
• Performing construction work using designated equipment (i.e. digging holes, placing poles, etc.).
• Operating Company motor vehicles of varying gross weights to transport equipment.
• Climbing ladders and poles, working aloft, perceiving differences in wire and cable colors, and moving/lifting items generally not exceeding 100 lbs.
• Working evenings, weekends, holidays and unscheduled shifts as determined by the needs of the business.

Requirements

• Valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
• CDL.

Nice-to-haves

• A related Associate Degree or 2 or more years of relevant work experience.