General Summary

Typically operates machinery in burying new cable plant and service drops at customer locations and assisting with the maintenance and repair of existing cable facilities. Generally responsible for routine care and scheduling of maintenance of assigned equipment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Places direct buried cable by operating plowing, directional boring, digging, and trenching equipment.
• Buries service drops at customer locations.
• Maintains heavy equipment by performing or scheduling routine and emergency maintenance.
• Assists in maintaining buried cable by testing and repairing cable.
• Repairs and maintains aerial cable by installing and removing aerial cable and strands, attaching hardware, inspecting and fixing lines and poles, and changing out poles and old lines as needed.
• Installs Central Office feeder and distribution cables.
• Installs protectors and demarcation devices at subscriber premises per RUS and company standards.
• Performs related construction tasks as required.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned by management.*
• A valid CDL driver’s license is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of telephone plant and line construction procedures.
• Knowledge of company products and services.
• Knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Skill in operating various heavy machinery and construction equipment.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and various business contacts professionally and courteously.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as maps, staking sheets, and operating and maintenance instruction manuals.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid commercial driver’s license.
• Ability to effectively function as a team player.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 60 lbs.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail.

Education and Experience:

High School diploma or equivalent plus one year of experience operating heavy machinery, telephone plant operations, construction, and/or equipment maintenance.

Physical Requirements:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS	0-24%	25-49%	50-74%	75-100%
Seeing: Must be able to service orders and trouble reports.				X
Hearing: You must be able to hear well enough to communicate with employees and business contacts.				X
Standing/Walking: Must be able to move about the work site.			X
Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Must be able to stoop, kneel, and crawl to examine equipment.			X
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Must be able to lift at least 60 lbs.			X
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write, type, and use a phone system.				X

Working Conditions:

This factor measures the surroundings or physical conditions under which a job must be done and the extent to which those conditions make the job disagreeable.  Consider the presence and relative amount of exposure to dust, dirt, heat, fumes, contaminants, cold, noise, vibration, wetness, etc.

Somewhat disagreeable working conditions due to the possible continuous exposure to one or more of the elements listed above.

Job Type:

Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Safety equipment provided
• Vision insurance

Pay:

$22.36 – $25.50 per hour

Expected Hours:

40 per week

Schedule:

• Day Shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

CDL (Required)

Reporting Location:

• In-person
• Salem, IL 62881

 

Note:  The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.  Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

 

*These tasks do not meet the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of essential job functions and are usually less than 5% of time spent.  However, these tasks still constitute important performance aspects of the job.

 

Wabash Communications CO-OP and its subsidiaries are an equal-opportunity employer and provider.