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Construction Tech - Gearheart

Title: Construction Tech

Company: Gearheart

Location: Harold, Kentucky

Department: Telephone Construction

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly. 
  • Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation. 
  • Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.  
  • Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status. 
  • Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions. 
  • Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment. 
  • Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.  
  • Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
  • Clean and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
  • Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to determine work activities.
  • Control traffic passing near, in, and around work zones.
  • Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials.
  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, and rakes.
  • Measure, mark, and record openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.
  • Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools, and distribute them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications.
  • Erect and disassemble large poles and other temporary structures.
  • Maintains and secures CTC truck and equipment
  • Drive CTC vehicle in a safe and responsible manner
  • On call emergency outages
  • Perform other duties as assigned. 

Requirements: CDL Class B

Hours: M-F 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Pay: $12.00 per hr. starting out. Will consider education & experience. We promote from within

Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life and accident insurance, 401k, 50% Discount on services