What are the responsibilities and job description for the Entry Level Data Center Cable Technician position at TEKsystems?
Top Skills' Details
1. Experience working with hand tools
2. Construction experience following blueprints, building, etc.
Job Description
Our client has multiple needs open for entry level cable technicians. These technicians will be learning cabling on a grand scale. They have an exclusive contract to build the cable infrastructure for them throughout the data center. Their role will be to assist the higher level techs and the team leads in building out the infrastructure to include: pulling cable, pulling fiber, learning color codes, learning how to punch down and terminate fiber, installing cable trays and pathways, and build server racks. More than likely Tech's will start our installing cable tray's and building the server racks.
THE CLIENTS JOB DESCRIPTION:
1. Drop cable down a wall using fish tape or other method. Route cable through data center. Perform pre-termination procedures: organize, form, dress cables and determine length, slack and label cables. Suspend and support cable correctly: Cable tray, J-hook, D-rings, Bridal rings, Trapeze.
2. Install grounding for racks, equipment and cable as required.
3. Perform fire-stopping procedures on fire walls, install sleeves, pull cable through sleeves and core penetration.
4. Terminate low-voltage devices.
5. Follow prints.
6. Fully complete all IES COMMERCIAL paperwork accurately and on time (timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required).
7. Adhere to and participate in all Company, customer and industry quality and safety standards and regulations.
8. Other responsibilities as assigned.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Punctual and team player, able to flexible on hours. If they get behind they will go to 10 hour days.
Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
A great opportunity to get into the telecommunication space and learn the trade. This could be a career changing role for someone to work at data centers or several other TEKsystems clients in the area. With this experience they could also become a Data Center technician.
Work Environment
Over 2.5 million square feet of data center space. This is an ongoing construction site. Must be comfortable with heights. Need to be able to handle a little organization and occasional yelling. Work will be about 80% inside and 20% outside
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
