OSP Technician with CDL

Responsibilities

• Install, splice, and test fiber optic cables in both aerial and underground settings
• Operate and maintain construction vehicles including bucket trucks, trailers, and utility trucks
• Locate existing utilities and ensure safe digging practices
• Read and interpret construction prints, route maps, and work orders
• Perform site prep, conduit installation, handhole placement, and pole transfers
• Identify and troubleshoot signal loss, fiber breaks, or network damage
• Adhere to all safety procedures and regulatory requirements (OSHA, DOT, etc.)
• Complete daily reports and communicate job status to supervisors or project managers
• Ensure all tools and equipment are maintained and used properly

Core Competencies

• Safety and Security: Able to observe safety and security procedures, report potentially unsafe conditions, and use equipment and materials properly.
• Quality of Work: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in work product, looks for ways to improve, and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Results-Oriented: Focuses on achieving results for the organization or team, regularly achieves goals, and goes beyond to deliver exceptional value in daily work.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in outside plant or telecom construction
• A valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a clean driving record
• Experience operating bucket trucks, trailers, and other heavy equipment
• Proficient in fiber splicing, testing (OTDR, power meter), and repair
• Comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces
• Strong understanding of safety standards (fall protection, traffic control, trench safety)
• Ability to lift and carry up to 75 lbs on a regular basis
• Ability to walk, bend, kneel, crouch, or stand for extended periods
• Willingness to work at heights, on ladders, in bucket trucks, or on poles
• Comfortable working in confined spaces such as handholes or manholes
• Ability to operate and safely handle power tools and heavy equipment
• Tolerance for working in various weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, wind)
• Capable of extended travel to remote job sites as needed
• Ability to wear and operate in required PPE, including hard hat, safety glasses, high-visibility vest, gloves, and fall protection gear

Job Details and Physical Requirements

• This role requires extensive travel with the ability to travel to various locations to perform job duties.
• Travel schedules may be predictable, or variable depending on the needs of the project and may take short trips, longer trips, or extended stays depending on the needs of the project.
• A company vehicle is provided.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 75 lbs on a regular basis
• Ability to walk, bend, kneel, crouch, or stand for extended periods
• Willingness to work at heights, on ladders, in bucket trucks, or on poles
• Comfortable working in confined spaces such as handholes or manholes
• Ability to operate and safely handle power tools and heavy equipment
• Tolerance for working in various weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, wind)
• Capable of extended travel to remote job sites as needed
• Ability to wear and operate in required PPE, including hard hat, safety glasses, high-visibility vest, gloves, and fall protection gear
• This position requires the ability to crouch and stand in undefined positions in narrow spaces to operate machinery or manufacturing machines.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay is paid an hourly rate. The hourly range for this position is $27-38 depending on experience.
• Paid Life Insurance, medical plans, PTO, holidays
• Dental and vision options
• 401(k) with match

About Vero

Vero Broadband was formed to fill a need in unserviceable and underserved communities where access to affordable, reliable broadband simply does not exist. Our goal is to bring the highest quality fiber optic-based broadband services to these communities. In addition, Vero strives to enhance communities by becoming an active partner in these communities by adding jobs, supporting local causes, and helping improve the connectivity of schools and rural healthcare as well.

NOTICES

• Vero participates in E-Verify. Vero will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
• For more information about E-Verify, please visit: www.e-verify.gov
• This position requires the ability to pass a standard background check upon offer of position.
• At least 2 professional references are required.
• Pre-Employment Screening Requirement for this Safety Sensitive Role

CORE COMPETENCY DEFINITIONS

• Safety and Security: Employees with a competency of safety and security are able to observe safety and security procedures, report potentially unsafe conditions and use equipment and materials properly. At intermediate levels that can determine appropriate action beyond guidelines. At higher levels of competency, employees make proactive suggestions to improve safety and security within their department or across the organization.
• Quality of Work: Employees with high quality of work demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness in their work product. They look for ways to improve and promote quality and can apply feedback to improve performance. A stronger employee will monitor their own work to ensure quality.
• Results-Oriented: Employees who are results-oriented focus on achieving results for the organization or team. Most employees routinely achieve their goals and gradually move on to more challenging tasks. More results-oriented employees go beyond that baseline to deliver exceptional value in their daily work.