Voice/data technician

Hire for pulling and dressing cable, jacks and patch panels, punchdown work, labeling and copper certification.

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Job description

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Voice/data technician
[Company name] - [City, state / service area]

Job terms
Pay: [range, currency and hourly or annual basis]
Schedule: [days, hours, on-call and overtime expectations]
Employment type: [full-time / part-time / temporary]
Travel: [area, frequency and overnight requirements]
Benefits: [the benefits actually offered]

The work
We are hiring a voice/data technician for [office / school / commercial / data-center] structured-cabling projects. You will [install pathways, pull and dress cable, terminate jacks and patch panels, label and certify copper links]. Fiber work is [excluded / separately listed and assessed]. Work under [lead] from approved cable schedules and drawings.

Cable and hardware: [Cat 6/Cat 6A, racks, jacks, patch panels; 110/66 voice blocks only if used]. Specified termination scheme: [T568A / T568B]. Certification tester, test configuration and report deliverables: [name].

Your responsibilities
- Install assigned J-hooks, tray or other approved supports and confirm cable routes with the lead.
- Pull, support and dress copper cable without kinks, excessive tension or damaged jackets.
- Terminate jacks and patch panels with the specified hardware/tool and preserve pair geometry.
- Dress racks, manage slack and label cables, outlets and ports to the approved schedule.
- Certify links with the correct test limits and adapters; diagnose and retest failures.
- Deliver cable schedules, port records, native certification files and accurate incomplete-work notes.

Experience we need
- Hands-on pulling, dressing and termination experience with the cable and hardware named above.
- Ability to use the specified punchdown or tool-less termination method and maintain the required wiring scheme.
- Experience with wiremap faults and copper certification, beyond a simple continuity or link-light check.
- Required project credentials, site access and travel: [specify]; fiber and network duties assessed separately.

What we provide
[Supervision, training, tools, PPE, software access and other support provided by the employer.]

How to apply
[Application link and any job-related evidence requested.]

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Interview questions

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Describe a copper pull you completed, from the pathway to the finished rack.
Listen for: Route/support, manufacturer bend/tension limits, pulling method, cable protection, slack and tidy, accessible cable dressing.
Walk through terminating the jack or patch panel used on your last job.
Listen for: Actual punchdown or tool-less hardware, specified T568A/B scheme, preserved pair twists, jacket support and port labels.
A basic continuity check passes, but the Cat 6A certification test fails. What do you inspect?
Listen for: Correct category/test setup, pair geometry and terminations, split pairs or crosstalk evidence, cable damage, then saved retest results.
What is included in a permanent-link test, and how is it different from a channel test?
Listen for: The installed link versus the channel including patch cords; correct limits/adapters and identification, not just a network link light.
How do you make the labels, patch-panel schedule and certification files match at handover?
Listen for: One consistent outlet/cable/port identity, actual test files for each assigned link, corrected records and unresolved failures clearly listed.

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Job description

Interview questions

Describe a copper pull you completed, from the pathway to the finished rack.

Walk through terminating the jack or patch panel used on your last job.

A basic continuity check passes, but the Cat 6A certification test fails. What do you inspect?

What is included in a permanent-link test, and how is it different from a channel test?

How do you make the labels, patch-panel schedule and certification files match at handover?

Role references