Uniti Group Inc. is hiring: Kinetic Construction Tech-Line Worker in Grinnell

Overview

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We build and operate fiber networks and provide transformative multi-Gigabit internet access to homes and businesses in small and medium-sized communities across the Southeast and Midwest U.S. www.GoKinetic.com

What You’ll Do

• Install, repair, and maintain poles.
• Install aerial cables (fiber and copper); set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment as requested.
• Measure signal strength at utility poles using electronic test equipment.
• Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
• Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
• String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension using jacks, hoist, and other equipment as necessary.
• Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
• Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches/manholes as requested and required.
• Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
• Operate a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, bucket trucks, back hoes, trenchers, or cable plows.
• Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
• Understand staking sheets and blueprints; interpret buried underground and aerial telecom facilities in records, on maps and in the field with clarity and detail.
• Perform work in accordance with industry standards; be familiar with RUS standards; follow design engineers’ instructions and specifications; maintain the scope of work and adhere to safety procedures.
• Participate in engineering, permit and construction processes as required.
• Splice copper and fiber cables and perform related splicing tasks.
• Perform routine maintenance and address route issues as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions, year-round.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Ability to work on-call and on various shifts, including days/nights/weekends/holidays/overtime, as needed.
• Exceptional time-management and attention to detail to complete all paperwork accurately and on time.
• Valid driver’s license; ability to obtain and maintain a CDL; ability to pass DOT certification.
• Ability to travel.

Desired Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience.
• OSHA 10 Hour Safety Course and Pole Climbing Certifications (Buck Squeeze).
• Proficient at operating various construction equipment.
• This position follows a union bidding process.

Physical & Work Requirements

Physical tasks: standing 67-100%; walking 67-100%; sitting 0-33%. Driving: car 0-33%; van 67-100%; CMV 0-33%; climbing 67-100%; bending 67-100%; crouching 67-100%; pushing/pulling 67-100%; carrying 67-100%; reaching above head 67-100%; lifting 1-15 lbs 67-100%; 15-30 lbs 67-100%; 30+ lbs 67-100%.

Exposures to: cold, heat, dampness, heights, vibration, skin and lung irritants, dust, fumes/gases.

Equipment used: test equipment, ladders, climbing hooks, hand and power tools, van, buried power equipment, digger derrick and other heavy equipment.

Our Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
• 401K Plan
• Health & Flexible Savings Account
• Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
• Educational Assistance Plan

Uniti is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law.

Actual base pay for this job will depend on location and factors such as relevant skills and experience.

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens: Uniti may require additional approvals for access to systems or network; non-U.S. citizens should contact CORP.HRlegal@uniti.com for information on foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants: Offers may be contingent upon pre-employment screenings conducted by a third party, in accordance with federal and state law.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting, Telecommunications, and Technology, Information and Internet