Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (CVTC) was established in 1953 and is located in rural Central Texas, midway between Austin and Houston. We offer our members and customers local and long distance telephone service as well as high-speed broadband services. We are one of the largest companies in Fayette County and are committed to giving back to our community.
General Summary
Prepares cable, splices and tests fiber cable. Splicing fiber in buried, aerial and indoor locations. Able to make fiber terminations at Central office, remote or customer location. Document results of splicing and testing. Will be splicing new construction fiber as well as working on and maintaining existing fiber in-service.
Essential Job Functions
- Splices fiber cables and cuts terminals for new construction. Maintains and repairs new cable plant and fiber optic lines by opening and terminating fibers.
- Maintains cable system by testing to locate trouble, opening cable to repair or replace defective sections, and closing and sealing cable.
- Identifies counts, and prepares for splicing as directed by engineering document.
- Transfers customers’ service from one cable and/or terminal to another by reworking cut sheets and assigning counts.
- Must be willing to work overtime and schedule night cuts and outage restorations.
- On-Call Rotation.
- Must be able to climb ladder and other structures as needed; uses bucket truck when required. Lifts and carries loads of at least 50 lbs.
- Must have valid driver’s license.
- Required to participate in continuing education as required to improve job function.
- Promotes a positive and professional image of the company to customers, co-workers, contractors, Management and others.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned by Management.
Additional Comments:
CVTC and its affiliates offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package as well as a challenging work environment. CVTC conducts background checks as well as pre-employment and random post-hire drug screenings. If you are interested in joining our team, please submit for confidential consideration a cover letter, resume and three professional references to [email protected]. E.O.E.