Central Office Equipment Installer

• Installation of telecommunication equipment within customer facilities and central offices. Inside and/or outside plant environments.
• Read technical specifications, drawings, and review Method of Procedure (MOP).
• Complete projects without incident and on time in order to meet customer expectations.
• Maintain excellent quality and adhere to customer standards.
• Work well within a team.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills, customer service skills and computer soft skills.
• Must be adaptable to changing environments
• Have reliable transportation and basic tools
• Willing to travel when required
• Load software and commission equipment by testing and validating functionality. Support customer activation of new circuits by testing connections to other pieces of equipment and integrating/mapping circuits on the network. Performs preventative or reactive maintenance of network equipment. Uses test equipment such as JDSU and Fiber Optic Power meters, to perform circuit testing on DS-1 / 3’s; OC-3 to 192; GIG-E; Fast Ethernet circuits.
• Act as a customer contact. Interface with customers and local supervisors to clarify, validate & communicate project status.
• Learn new technologies to help expand opportunities.

Installer III: 3 – 6 years of experience

• Knowledge & Experience:

Understanding of Telcordia’s GR-1275-CORE as well as the TP76300 central office equipment installation standards
General Fire Stopping Considerations

Cable Hole Labeling
Fire Stop Inspections
Fabricating Cover Panels
Fire Stopping Rectangular openings
Fire Stopping Circular openings
Fire Protection of Fiber Optic Pathways

Power

Secondary Power Precautions
Equipment Protection
Terminating Secondary PowerFeeds
Bonding and Grounding

Grounding

Isolated & Integrated Ground Plane understanding

Fiber Optic Requirements

Optical Fiber Pathways
Securing Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber Optic Cable Jumpers
Segregation of Optical Fiber Cable
Breakout, and Interbay Fiber Cable
Physical Protection of Fiber Cables
Bonding/Grounding of fiber cables
Connecting/Cleaning of fibers
Labeling
Corrugated Plastic Innerduct

Removals

Job Documentation & Coordination
Hazardous Material/Waste (asbestos)
Update Office Drawings and Records
Equipment Protection
Equipment alarms
Equipment Removal for Reuse
DC Power Circuit and Fuse Removal
AC Power Circuit and Conduit Removal
Cable Removal and Mining
Cable Cutting Tool Requirements
Cable Cutting Procedures and Precautions
Equipment Frame/Cabinet Removal
Mechanical power connections
Connection Removals
Terminal Block and Circuit Removal
Removal of Overhead Ironwork & Bracing
Equipment Retired in Place
Vacated Terminal Strips
Office Alarms
Circuit Packs

Provide work assignments/training to Installers I – II

Prepare the following:
MOP’s, JIM’s, Marking of Office Record Drawings
Final Quality Audits
Resolve Job Specification and/or drawing problems

Be capable of:

performing additions, removals, and modifications on working equipment & circuits
Circuit Modifications
Software additions or upgrades
Power transition work
Addition or removal of circuits on working power distribution sources
Equipment test and turn up (C&IS)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.00 – $30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Central Office Installation: 3 years (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person