Field Technician

Verizon Verizon · Telecom · Falls Church, VA

Field Technician responsible for installing, splicing, testing, repairing, and maintaining Verizon's fiber-optic network and customer access lines. This role involves physical labor, operating equipment, reading technical plans, and working in various conditions, including evenings and weekends. Requires a valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record, with related experience or training being a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Making necessary preparations for splicing, rearranging and termination of cable conductors. You’ll perform splicing operations in connection with the installation, rearrangement and repair of outside plant facilities.
  2. Operating trucks and equipment needed to perform work operations in a safe manner.
  3. Installing, repairing, maintaining, and testing access lines for all types of equipment and technology.
  4. Performing construction work using designated equipment for digging holes, placing poles, laying cable/conduit in the ground and unreeling, pulling and stringing wire/cable on poles.
  5. Reading and interpreting engineering plans and vendor specifications.

Skills

Required

  • Valid state driver's license with a satisfactory driving record

Nice to have

  • Related Associate Degree or 2 or more years’ relevant experience
  • Completed Verizon Technician Program or similar programs covering electrical or lineman training

What the JD emphasized

  • Valid state driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record