Fiber Field Technician II - Farmington, NM

About the role

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. The Corporate Headquarters are located in Grantsville, MD with several offices throughout the country.

Responsibilities

• String and maintain fiber optic cable including pulling, tensioning, stranding, and spacing lines.
• Truss, maintain, and repair fiber lines.
• Terminate, splice, document, and test fiber optic cables.
• Perform minor field repairs on equipment.
• Manage worksite housekeeping duties and equipment inspections.
• Utilize proper methods and procedures for terminating, splicing, and testing fiber optic cables.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of relevant Fiber Optics experience preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License is required.
• Experience with the following equipment: ladders, bucket truck, cable puller, and reel stands preferred.
• Small equipment experience preferred (i.e. forklift, bobcat, telehandler, skid steer, etc.).
• Flagger Certification preferred.
• Comfortable working at elevated heights and in confined spaces.
• Ability to work effectively under minimal supervision.
• Ability to inspect, operate, and mobilize a bucket truck.
• Ability to apply technical expertise, evaluate problems, and implement best practices.
• Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to maintain professionalism.
• Compute basic math calculations and take measurements.
• Read and execute network drawings and splicing diagrams.
• Familiar with Microsoft Software such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, and Visio.

Qualifications

• Completion of a thorough background and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• Participation in random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing as requested.

Skills

• Proficiently work with fiber optic equipment such as splicers, OTDR, traffic identifiers, light-source power-meter, fiber specific hand tools, etc.
• Stay up to date with industry standard coding for fiber optics.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits
Health/Life insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Short/Long term disability
Paid time off and holidays
Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation provided for out-of-town work
Employee focused work environment
On-the-job mentoring and training
Internal job postings
Performance and salary reviews
Employee feedback program
Safety-first and drug free work environments
Bonuses and incentives for working safely
Company provided tools and basic safety equipment
PPE allowances with no restrictions on vendors
Weekly pay with premium pay for Sundays and holidays
Advancement through defined employee career paths
Financial tools/programs to help employees reach financial goals, manage money, get out of debt, and save for the future
Scholarship opportunities for dependent children

Pay

$5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE!

Schedule

Full-time position.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• This position requires the completion of a thorough background and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• In accordance with The Company’s Drug and Alcohol policy, employees are required to participate in random, post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing as requested.
• AAP/EEO Statement: This Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities without regard to any protected classes under applicable law.
• ADA Statement: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.