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    NineStar Connect - Outside Plant Technician (Fiber Optic Technician)

    Greenfield, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time1–3 yrs experiencePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    NineStar Connect is seeking a highly motivated Outside Plant Technician to join our growing team. In this role, you'll play a vital part in building, maintaining, and troubleshooting the fiber-optic network that delivers our high-speed services. This is a Bargaining Unit position with an Apprenticeship Program.

    What you'll do:

    • Perform a variety of tasks to ensure the efficient transport and delivery of NineStar Connect services, including installation, splicing, termination, testing, and maintenance of OSP/ISP fiber-optic and shielded-twisted-pair (STP) cables.
    • Troubleshoot and repair damaged or non-compliant network components to guarantee optimal network performance and reliability.
    • Maintain and repair both aerial and underground network infrastructure, demonstrating proficiency in safe work practices and adherence to industry standards.
    • Collaborate with colleagues to install equipment and devices at customer locations and network cabinet sites.
    • Participate in a mandatory on-call rotation to ensure network uptime.

    Knowledge of:

    • Fiber-optic and STP cable structure, uses, and network components, as well as, “best-practices".
    • Various OSP/ISP network architecture and topology.
    • Operating various types of vehicles and construction equipment.

    Ability to:

    • Effectively read, comprehend, and follow engineering specification schematic staking sheets and diagrams.
    • Follow oral and written instructions.
    • Professionally communicate with coworkers and various business contacts.
    • Work independently while making technical decisions.
    • Lift a minimum of 60 lbs.

    Education and Experience:

    • High school diploma or equivalent with 1-3 years in network construction, operations / maintenance, or installation used for the delivery of data, video, and voice over various media.
    • Possessing or ability to obtain a Class A CDL with Air Break Endorsement along with maintaining a clean driving record.
    • Possession of BICSI Installer 2 Optical Fiber or Copper (INSTC or INSTF) or Technician (TECH) certifications are preferred.

    NineStar Connect does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual preference, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Wabash Valley Power Alliance

    Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 21 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 280,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana and Illinois. As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently—and that’s the point. Because we aren’t influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that’s designed for stability and growth. It’s a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that’s great news for the people who count on us.

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