Join Our Team and Kickstart Your Career in Telecommunications!
Job Description
Job Description
Join Our Team and Kickstart Your Career in Telecommunications!
Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of telecommunications? Our client is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join their team as entry-level cable technicians. This is your chance to learn the ropes of cabling on a grand scale and be part of a dynamic team building the infrastructure for a data center in Sandston, VA. If you’re eager to gain hands-on experience and start a rewarding career, this opportunity is for you!
Position Overview: Our client is seeking multiple entry-level cable technicians to join their team. These technicians will gain hands-on experience in large-scale cabling projects, working under an exclusive contract to build the cable infrastructure throughout a data center. This role involves assisting higher-level technicians and team leads in various tasks, including pulling cable, pulling fiber, learning color codes, punching down and terminating fiber, installing cable trays and pathways, and building server racks. Initially, technicians will likely start with installing cable trays and building server racks.
Key Responsibilities - What You'll Be Learning
- Drop cable down walls using fish tape or other methods and route cable through the data center.
- Perform pre-termination procedures: organize, form, dress cables, determine length, slack, and label cables.
- Suspend and support cable correctly using cable trays, J-hooks, D-rings, bridal rings, and trapeze.
- Install grounding for racks, equipment, and cables as required.
- Perform fire-stopping procedures on fire walls, install sleeves, and pull cable through sleeves and core penetration.
- Terminate low-voltage devices.
- Follow prints and adhere to all company, customer, and industry quality and safety standards and regulations.
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Punctual and a team player.
- Flexible with working hours.
Employee Value Proposition (EVP): This position offers a fantastic opportunity to enter the telecommunications field and learn the trade with little to no prior experience. It can be a career-changing role, providing the chance to work at data centers or with various TEKsystems clients in the area. With this experience, technicians could advance to become Data Center Technicians.
Work Environment:
- Over 2.5 million square feet of data center space.
- Ongoing construction site.
- Must be comfortable with heights.
- Ability to handle a bit of organization and occasional yelling.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital, 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents), Short and long-term disability, Health Spending Account (HSA), Transportation benefits, Employee Assistance Program ,Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)