Lead Drop Technician

Essential Functions

• Actively listen, learn, and follow instructions from foreman or immediate supervisor.
• Absorb and assist with excavation & pulling equipment.
• Perform required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including ditch digging, pulling fiber, etc.
• Show basic knowledge of first aid help.
• Be aware of all safety requirements on the job site.
• Perform daily functions sometimes with power tools and hand tools.
• Work well with others and supervisor. Display courtesy to customers and the general public.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public; understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Assist with the Restoration of landscape to original or better condition once work is completed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• General labor on construction sites.
• Load and unload structure materials and move materials in work areas.
• Lift at least 50+ lbs. daily.
• Assist a journeymen level trade person in a variety of field activities.
• Maintain tools and equipment.
• General cleanup of job site.

Qualifications

• Experience splicing & drop work.
• Reliable transportation to and from the job sites.
• Work boots, appropriate work attire.
• Ability to work in an outdoor environment during all times of the year.
• Ability and willingness to follow direction from Supervisor.

Physical Demands

• Work involves standing, talking, hearing, using hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reaching with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and smell.
• Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment; ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must frequently push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds and occasionally push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 100 pounds.
• Work involves exposure to inclement weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, vibration, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

Education And Experience

• Graduation from high school education or GED equivalent, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.