Outside Plant Technician

**Why choose Worldwide as your next career opportunity?**

**Job Satisfaction
- Work-Life Balance
- Growth
- Endless Potential
- Brand new truck/rig ~ Brand New State of the Art Tools & Truck**
- Control your earnings potential. The more you work, the more you earn.
- A total compensation program that rewards you for the delivery of results.
- Your day-to-day is exciting. Work with the latest telecom tech and develop your skills from the ground up.
- Opportunity for learning and progression with a growing and dynamic company
- Your voice is heard; we are always listening to our staff. Together we can improve the business and industry.

Worldwide has consistently been at the forefront of telecom delivery technologies, including fibre-optic networks. We continue to strengthen our partnerships to best meet the needs of our current and future clients and **ensure steady & reliable work** for our team. We are proud of the exclusive technologies that we offer our clients, bringing cutting-edge and innovative approaches to solve their problems. As we continue to expand throughout Canada, we are seeking **Fibre Optic & Copper Cable Splicers for steady and reliable work in Kelowna & the Okanagan.**.

**Responsibilities**:
**Can do a dedicated copper or fibre position-both available**
- Must be able to splice mass and single fibre optic cable
- Interact with project manager and engineers
- Responsible for updating and maintaining project tracking information daily
- Must have OSP and ISP fiber optic splicing experience
- OSP: Splicing underground and aerial fibre, building splice closures, entering manholes and hanging splice closures from an overhead line.
- ISP: Inside terminations, installing fibre termination panels, OTDR and power meter testing.
- Must know how to perform and understand test results from OTDR and power meters
- Cultivates positive relations within the team
- Protect organizations’ values by keeping information confidential
- Pride in our organization and delivering a best-in-class result for our customer
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment
- Accurately record and report project progress to the appropriate supervisory person and communicate any issues or expected delays
- Climb poles and work at heights up to and exceeding 30 feet

**Should be knowledgeable and able to use fibre optic hand tools such as**:

- Fiber strippers
- Ring tools
- Fiber identifier
- Ribbon splitter
- cleavers

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- OSP and ISP Fiber splicing experience
- Aerial and underground
- Be able to read and understand test results from OTDR and power meters
- Confined space training
- Familiar with site safety practices
- Be able to use various fibre optic hand tools
- Able to lift up to 80 lbs.
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Ability to interpret placing and splicing plans
- Good communication skills with the ability to work independently or in a team
- Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently

**The following skills/certification are highly desirable**:

- First Aid Certificate
- Fibre optic certifications
- Safety certifications such as WHMIS, Confined Space, etc
- Spurring
- Certified bucket truck operator

**Experience Required**:

- Possesses a Class 5 BC driver's license
- Clean driver abstract
- Physically able to complete duties
- Must be eligible to work in Canada

**Only applicants currently located in Canada will be considered.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $32.00-$42.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

- Bonus pay
- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
We have a robust and flexible Covid 19 program specifically designed to flex with changing public health conditions.

**Experience**:

- Fiber Splicing: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- Fluent English (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (required)