Temporary Outside Plant Technician

AT&T

. Initializes and maintains open communication to ensure high customer satisfaction .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeBoynton Beach • Florida • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $18 - $48 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in installing, repairing, and maintaining outside plant facilities, including splicing and testing various types of cables. Proficient in operating heavy-duty power equipment and ensuring compliance with safety procedures while delivering high customer satisfaction.

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Cable Splicing and TestingHeavy Duty Power Equipment OperationCustomer CareSafety Procedure ComplianceElectrical Instrument Usage

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Hard Skills

Cable SplicingFiber Optic Cable TestingPower Equipment OperationHydraulic Aerial Lift OperationElectrical Instrument VerificationConstruction WorkWire and Cable IdentificationTroubleshooting Digital Carrier EquipmentWork Order InterpretationLoad Lifting

Soft Skills

Professional CommunicationCustomer Satisfaction Focus

Tools & Technologies

Cable LocatorsResistance Fault LocatorsOpen Fault LocatorsMeasuring Test SetsSignal Generators

Industry Keywords

Outside Plant FacilitiesAerial and Underground CableSafety ProceduresConstruction StandardsElectrical Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Initializes and maintains open communication to ensure high customer satisfaction
Installs, repairs and maintains outside plant facilities
Loads necessary tools and heavy equipment onto trucks or trailers
Receives work assignments and instructions from a supervisor or computer access terminal
Operates power equipment and hydraulic aerial lifts
Performs construction work including digging holes, placing poles, cable, air pipe and inner duct
Unreels, pulls and strings wire strand and cable
Connects wires and cables to terminals and attaches or detaches hardware
Splices and tests PIC, non-pressurized, coaxial and fiber optic cables
Tests manholes for toxic and explosive gas and removes water and debris
Dismantles, moves or removes aerial, underground or building wire, cable and associated equipment
Performs tap-in energizing count and identifies conductors according to diagrams and specifications
Closes splices with waterproof cases or thermally applied shrinkable sleeving
Repairs, rearranges, routines and maintains cable and fiber optic plant and channel cards
Turns up, routines, troubleshoots and maintains digital carrier equipment and terminals
Uses electrical instruments to verify cable, conductor, wire and carrier equipment defects

Requirements

What you’ll need

Provides consistent, respectful and professional internal/external customer care
Works with heavy duty power equipment and small tools
Ability to operate compressors, pumps, blowers, hydraulic aerial lifts and ladders mounted on trucks
Ability to determine differences between wire and cable colors
Ability to splice and test PIC, non-pressurized, coaxial and fiber optic cables
Ability to use cable locators, resistance fault locators, open fault locators, measuring test sets and signal generators
Ability to work outside in all kinds of weather
Ability to climb poles and ladders and enter tunnels, buildings, trenches, crawl spaces and manholes
Ability to safely utilize equipment according to manufacturer's specifications and weight limitations
Ability to lift and move loads up to 120 pounds
Ability to review and interpret work orders, work prints and Company practices
Ability to follow established safety procedures

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Paid Time off and holidays
Sick leave
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness, accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone