Cable Maintenance Technician in Perry, GA at Hargray

General Description of Position:

Splices, maintains, and repairs all underground cables used to supply Telephone, CATV, and High-Speed Data services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Splices, maintains, and repairs copper, coaxial and fiber cables from Central Office or Head End to the de-mark box located at the customer premises.
• Assists in testing of fiber, coaxial, and copper cables; uses various fault locating equipment to isolate source of trouble or complaint, including forward and reverse testing of HFC plant.
• Digs with shovel to expose severed or damaged cable. May make a sketch of bad or damaged cable to send to Engineering for replacement or upgrade of cable.
• Locates and marks all buried cables to avoid damage by other utilities, companies, or persons; uses locator equipment such as Rycom (model 8831) and Dynatel (model 573A).
• Reads and interprets OTDR and fiber optic power meters and coaxial (db) power meter.
• Reads and interprets staking sheets and cable schematics to splice newly installed cable in pedestals and to terminate cable in cross connects; consisting of correctly marking cable pairs, using assigned cable counts and color code, and running jumpers; may also include bonding and grounding if needed.
• Runs pairs for service orders for Engineering and Dispatch.
• Assists in small cut-overs for Engineering.
• Verifies information on repair orders and service orders; advises appropriate employees of any needed corrections or changes in information.
• Installs protector and demarcation device at customer premises, at times working in areas with limited space, using hand tools such as drills, screw drivers, and punch tool.
• Inspects and maintains vehicle in a clean, orderly, well-stocked fashion on a daily basis; completes necessary paperwork for maintenance or repairs to vehicle.
• Communicates with other departments and companies to repair inoperative or substandard transmissions via the cable.
• Refers employee and customer complaints and problems to immediate supervisor or another member of the management team.
• Provides training and assistance for new employees; participates in cross training.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the effective operation of the department and the Company.