Sr. Aerial Fiber Technician - Grantsville, MD

Sr. Aerial Fiber Technician - Grantsville, MD

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$25.00/hr - $25.00/hr

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. The Corporate Headquarters are located in Grantsville, MD with several offices throughout the country. Are you looking for a place to expand your skills and grow in a career? Our company promotes continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility.

We also provide defined career path advancement, full benefits, and a variety of apprenticeship/continuing education programs. We pride ourselves on the versatility of our skillsets and the variety of services that we provide to our customers. We maintain a high level of respect and dignity for our employees, customers, and for the communities that we serve. We have always held a high regard for providing a flexible work‑life balance for our employees and we will continue to do so.

We are a diverse and rapidly growing company that is continually on the lookout for emerging markets and opportunities. As an employee, the keys to success are maintaining a positive, can‑do attitude and a strong sense of ambition and safety. These key attributes have contributed greatly to the success of our company and to the advancement of our workforce. Openings for experienced workers and training for entry‑level positions are always available.

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Are you an experienced fiber optics professional looking for the next step in your career? As a Senior Aerial Construction Technician – Fiber Optics, you'll take on a leadership role in the field, overseeing and performing complex installations, maintenance, and repairs of overhead fiber lines. This hands‑on position involves stringing and maintaining fiber optic cables, including pulling, tensioning, stranding, and spacing lines, as well as executing pole transfers, strand building, lashing, make‑readies, and equipment mounting.

Working within both communication and power spaces, you'll use your expertise to troubleshoot issues, enhance operational efficiency, and guide team members in completing critical projects. If you're comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces and are ready to take on a role with greater responsibility, this is your opportunity to lead, grow, and make a lasting impact in the fiber optics industry!

• Safely perform work in communication and energized spaces
• Inspect, mobilize, and operate a bucket truck from the cab
• Record and report the sequential foot marks by the operator or groundman
• Responsible for framing poles
• Pull cable, strand, fiber, and lash, for extended periods of time
• Provide framing and attachment hardware for operator, jack‑down guys, pull lasher
• Monitor basic gauges to determine tension and pressure on the cable lines
• Monitor cable during installs for appropriate tension during critical turning points and transitions
• Identify the location of and direct the navigation of the crew into energized spaces
• Read, interpret, and modify design packages
• Oversee 3rd‑party optical ground wire (OPGW) installation
• Lead, mentor, and train field personnel

• Walk / use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls / reach with hands and arms / climb ladders and stairs / crawl / kneel
• Climb poles; carry, set‑up and extend ladders weighing up to 65 pounds, as well as work with confidence on ladders and utility poles at heights of up to 60 feet in the air to perform tasks in communications spaces
• Work indoors, outdoors, and underground in various weather conditions
• Able to walk long distances
• Able to lift up to 65 pounds without assistance

• 5+ years of relevant fiber optics experience preferred
• Mastery of aerial construction technician II job duties
• Participate in work requiring pole climbing
• Recognize general safety hazards and electrical‑specific hazards such as missing and/or degraded parts and hardware
• Identify and…