Overview
Underground Construction Technician Jobs in Appleton, WI at Spectrum
Do you thrive in hands-on environments and enjoy working outdoors with advanced network technology? As a Construction Technician at Spectrum, you’ll play a vital role in building and maintaining our network infrastructure. Your dedication ensures reliable connectivity for communities and strengthens Spectrum’s commitment to superior customer service.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Understand and follow safety requirements and standards while supporting various construction projects
- Move, secure, load and unload cable equipment, tools and materials
- Dig and restore holes and trenches, bury conduit and cables to support network construction
- Pull lasher, strand and cable between poles to build aerial network infrastructure
- Perform traffic control and flagging to ensure safe worksites
- Operate and maintain crew vehicles
Working Conditions
- Work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, day or night, including in poorly ventilated areas
- Stand 50-70% of the time, carry and operate extension ladders, and climb poles as required
- Travel weekly with overnight stays as business needs dictate
- Work overtime, weekends or second shifts and participate in on-call rotation as needed
What You’ll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent work experience
Skills
- Close and peripheral vision with ability to adjust focus and differentiate wire sizes and colors
- Ability to carry, climb and operate extension ladders up to 28 feet and 75 pounds as needed
- Ability to climb poles using gaffs, hooks and climbing belt with a 350-pound weight limit as needed
- Ability to travel between territories and facilities in inclement weather using a company vehicle
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Familiarity with computer operating systems and software applications
- Ability to complete documentation accurately
- Licenses
- Valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record meeting Spectrum’s standards
Preferred Qualifications
Skills
- Knowledge of basic electronic testing equipment such as ohm meters
Licenses
- Ability to obtain all necessary state licenses for installing or servicing security services as needed
- CDL or ability to obtain CDL
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $24.81 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Company truck
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Fuel card
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Safety equipment provided
- Tools provided
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- This position requires 100% travel, including overnight stays, departing Monday morning and returning home on Friday evening. Hotel accommodations and a meal per diem are provided. Can you commit to this travel requirement?
- Are you able to lift and carry up to 75 lbs.?
- Are you willing to work outdoors and in all types of weather?
- Do you have a valid driver’s license?
- Do you have a valid CDL? (preferred, not required)
Work Location: On the road
Title: Underground Construction Technician
Company: Spectrum
Location: Appleton, WI
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