Kinetic Buried Drop Tech Entry Level Job at Windstream, Lexington, KY

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  • Windstream
  • Lexington, KY

Job Description

Kinetic provides high-speed broadband Internet, phone service, and Digital TV packages to residential customers as well as products and services for small, medium, and large businesses, and government agencies.


About the Role:

As a Kinetic Buried Drop Technician working on the buried drop team, you will perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber, and coaxial cable from the network hub to the customers' residence. Our team of Buried Drop Technicians care about technology and connecting customers to products they value. This is a safety sensitive position.

What You'll Do:

  • Perform the physical installation of buried copper, fiber & coaxial drop cable to connect Uniti's network to the customers' residence.
  • Use your technical expertise and customer focus to create meaningful connections with customers.
  • Interpret work drawings and instructions and complete necessary paperwork.
  • Sell and promote Uniti products and services.
  • Train new employees on daily job functions.
  • Operate a hand-held computer for retrieving and clearing job tasks.
  • Operate machinery including trenching and boring equipment for burying cables.
Do You Have:
  • The ability to walk ½ mile + while operating following a drop plow that places service cable.
  • Ability to work the schedule including overtime, callouts, and standby as needed.
  • Basic technology and math skills.
  • Ability to distinguish colors present in color-coded cable.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds.
  • Ability to successfully complete the required training, including overnight travel out-of-state.
  • Ability to travel overnight, including out of state based on business needs.
  • A valid driver's license and safe driving record.
  • Ability to pass pre-employment DOT physical.
  • Obtain DOT certification and remain DOT certified.
***This Position Follows a Union Bidding Process***

Physical Tasks - Standing Continuously: 67-100% | Walking Continuously: 67 - 100% | Sitting Occasionally: 0-33%


Driving - Car: Occasionally: 0-33% | Van: Continuously: 67-100% | CMV: Occasionally: 0-33% | Climbing: Continuously: 67-100% | Bending: Continuously: 67-100% | Crouching: Continuously: 67-100%| Pushing-Pulling: Continuously: 67-100% |Carrying: Continuously: 67-100% | Reaching Above Head: Continuously: 67-100% | Lifting-Lowering >1-15 lbs: Continuously: 67-100% | >15-30 lbs: Continuously: 67-100% | >30+ lbs: Continuously: 67-100%


Repetitive Hand Action : > Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | > Fine Manipulating: Continuously: 67-100% |Operate Foot Control: Occasionally: 0-33%


Audio Visual Needs - Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100%| Far Vision: Continuously: 67-100% |Peripheral Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Depth Perception: Occasionally: 0-33% | Color Discrimination: 34 - 66%


Exposures to : Cold: Frequently: 34-66%, Heat: Frequently: 34-66%, Dampness: Occasionally: 0-33%, Heights: Occasionally: 0-33%, Vibration: Occasionally: 0-33%, Skin Irritants: Occasionally: 0-33%, Lung Irritants: Dust: Occasionally: 0-33%, Fumes/Gases: Occasionally: 0-33%


Equipment Used in Job Performance/Working Environment : Test Equipment, Hand and Power Tools, Van


Types of Driver's License Required : Driver's License


Our Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
  • 401K Plan
  • Health & Flexible Savings Account
  • Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
  • Educational Assistance Plan

Uniti is an equal opportunity employer. At Uniti, we celebrate the authenticity and uniqueness of our people and their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law, and to give full consideration to qualified disabled individuals and protected veterans.


Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidate's primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens: Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti's network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or email CORP.HRlegal@uniti.com as soon as possible for information on Uniti's foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants: Depending on the position and its job functions, offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of certain pre-employment screenings, including but not limited to drug-screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screening. All such screenings will be conducted by an external third-party with the Candidate's written consent and in accordance with federal and state law. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required pre-employment screening may disqualify the candidate from employment. Any misrepresentation during the application or interview process may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of offer, or termination.

Job Tags

Immediate start, Flexible hours, Night shift,

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