Join Verizon as an Outside Plant Technician and ensure our outside plant facilities operate at maximum efficiency. This role involves a variety of tasks including placing and maintaining cables and poles, as well as performing construction work while working collaboratively with your team.
Key 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, building 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
Required Qualifications
Valid state driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record
CDL or the ability to obtain a CDL
Preferred Qualifications
A related Associate Degree or 2 or more years of relevant work experience
Completed Verizon Technician Program or similar programs covering electrical or lineman training
Benefits & Perks
Health and wellness benefits401(k) Savings PlanStock incentive programsPaid time offAdoption assistanceTuition assistance