Electrical Utility Trouble Shooter jobs in Las Cruces, NM

Splicer I is responsible for safely and timely splicing multiple projects on a timeline. It is important for Splicers to maintain all fiber optic facilities up to customer standards and take initiative in troubleshooting issues in the field. Upon completing a splice job, Splicers are responsible for reporting field notes, test results, and billing.  

Our Core Values: TRAITS 

Trust, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Teamwork, and Safety. 

Essential Functions: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Ability to splice loose tube & ribbon cables with thorough knowledge in: 
• Constructing, grounding, & sealing of various fiber cables & case types 
• Proper lengths and storage mean for cabling in cases and customer facilities 
• Maintaining the quality of fiber cases for future splice work & customer needs 
• Arranging an environment such as a trailer, van, and table for splice work 
• Fiber optic hand tools as well as fusion machines 
• Optical testing with special equipment from customer rooms and wire centers for testing requirements and diagnostics 

Understanding of: 

• Job prints such as CAD and splicing schematics for various customers & project types 
• Managing multiple splicing jobs with timelines and communicating updates to the telecom supervisor(s) 
• Working with splicers for large cutovers and emergency work 
• Ability to work in various conditions: 
• Indoors, including but not limited to wire centers, com rooms, trailers, or vans 
• Outdoors: in all seasons and weather conditions for underground and aerial facilities such as manholes, handholes, and poles 
• May require long hours, night work, as well as temporary out-of-town assignments 
• Requires driving, loading, and securing all equipment in a truck with a splice trailer or splice van 

Knowledgeable in: 

• Personal protection equipment such as hard hats, high viz, gloves, safety glasses, and hearing protection 
• Traffic control & permitting for appropriate and safe access to job sites 
• Permit scheduling and communication with inspectors as well as telecom supervisor(s) 
• State, county, and Track’s safety practices 
• Company vehicle policies, equipment inspections, & maintenance 

Success Factors: 

• Ability to read prints and familiar with RUS units and redlines 
• Ability to work in underground (confined spaces), buried and aerial environments, sitting down or standing up in awkward positions for long periods of time 
• Time management skills 
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills 
• Ability to travel within the state as required by business needs - approximately 20% of the time 
• Must be able to successfully complete a driving record check, criminal background check and drug screen 
• ES07J license if preferred and would need to be obtained within the first 120 days 

Experience and Education: 

• Approximately 2 years or more of fiber optic splicing 
• High school diploma or equivalent desired 
• Possession or ability to obtain a valid state of Idaho driver’s license is required within two weeks of employment 
• Candidates must pass a criminal and motor vehicle records background check 
• Candidates must pass a pre-employment drug screening 
• Bilingual Spanish / English is a plus 
• Owning fiber optic hand tools is a plus 

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications: 

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment. 
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen. 

Notes: 

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.