Buried Drop Tech

About The Role

As a Kinetic Buried Drop Technician working on the buried drop team, you will perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber & coaxial drop cable to connect Uniti’s network to the customers’ residence. Your team cares about technology and connecting customers to products they value. This is a safety sensitive position.

What You’ll Do

• Perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber & coaxial drop cable to connect Uniti’s network to the customers’ residence.
• Sell and promote Uniti products and services.
• Train new employees on daily job functions.
• Operate a hand-held computer for retrieving and clearing job tasks.
• Operate machinery including trenching and boring equipment for burying cables.

Qualifications

• The ability to walk ½ mile + while operating following a drop plow that places service cable.
• The ability to work the schedule including overtime, callouts, and standby as needed.
• Basic technology and math skills.
• The ability to distinguish colors present in color-coded cable.
• The ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
• The ability to successfully complete the required training, including overnight travel out-of-state.
• The ability to travel overnight, including out of state based on business needs.
• A valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• The ability to pass pre-employment DOT physical.
• To obtain DOT certification and remain DOT certified.

Physical Tasks

• Standing Continuously: 67-100%
• Walking Continuously: 67 – 100%
• Sitting Occasionally: 0-33%
• Driving - Car: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Van: Continuously: 67-100%
• CMV: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Climbing: Continuously: 67-100%
• Bending: Continuously: 67-100%
• Crouching: Continuously: 67-100%
• Pushing-Pulling: Continuously: 67-100%
• Carrying: Continuously: 67-100%
• Reaching Above Head: Continuously: 67-100%
• Lifting-Lowering >1-15 lbs: Continuously: 67-100%
• Reaching Above Head: Continuously: 67-100%
• Operating Foot Control: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%
• Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%
• Far Vision: Continuously: 67-100%
• Peripheral Vision: Continuously: 67-100%
• Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Color Discrimination: 34 – 66%

Exposures

• Cold: Frequently: 34-66%
• Heat: Frequently: 34-66%
• Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Heights: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Lung Irritants: Dust: Occasionally: 0-33%
• Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%

Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment

• Test Equipment
• Hand and Power Tools
• Van Types

Our Benefits

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

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens

Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti’s network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or contact HR Legal as soon as possible for information on Uniti’s foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.