Maintenance Trades Helper
Abacus Technology
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- Location
- Sumter, SC
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Nov 6
- 2 days ago
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About the company
Abacus Technology
Information technology and services · 501 to 1,000 employees
What you'll do
- Support outside plant technicians and premise technicians
- Assist in placing, rearranging and removing poles, conduit, cable lines and wire
- Perform installation and maintenance on outside plant equipment
- Install lines and cables using hand tools and construction equipment
- Pull fiber, copper and coax cable through ducts and conduit
- Perform installation, maintenance and repair on facilities
- Lay cable, conduit and fiber
- Dig holes and restore landscaping
What you need
- 1+ years experience working in a similar role
- Must be a US citizen
- Must hold a current Secret clearance
- Able to perform physically demanding tasks as needed
- Able to work in all environments and on ladders, poles and in trenches
- Working knowledge of health, safety and environmental protection practices
- Proficient in the use of hand tools
- Familiar with current construction practices
Key skills
Guide safe work practices
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Maintenance Trades Helper
Job Locations
US-SC-Sumter
Posted Date
17 hours ago
(11/6/2026 2:30 PM)
Job ID
2026-9044
Overview
Abacus Technology is seeking a Maintenance Trades Helper to provide direct support to inside and outside plant technicians at Shaw AFB. This is a full-time position.
Responsibilities
Working with your hands and directly supporting outside plant technicians and premise technicians.
Assist in placing, rearranging and removing poles, conduit, cable lines, open wire, drops, inside wire, and block wire.
Perform installation and maintenance on outside plant equipment.
Install lines and cables (including fiber, coax, and copper) using hand tools as well as construction equipment to complete the work.
Work outside as part of a team performing installation, maintenance and repair on facilities.
Pull fiber/copper/coax cable through existing duct package, pull cable through conduit either manually, blowing, or mechanically.
Perform work across all divisions (underground, aerial, buried, fiber, copper, coax).
Lay cable, conduit and fiber.
Unreel, pull and string wire and cable from pole to pole.
Dig holes, restore landscaping.
Qualifications
1+ years experience working in a similar role. Able to stand, walk, crawl, and work in all environments, on ladders, in attic spaces, on ceilings, in tunnels, on poles, and in trenches to access various installation and construction points as required. Willing to work outside in varying weather conditions. Working knowledge of health, safety and environmental protection practices and procedures as they apply to related construction processes. Proficient in the use of hand tools. Familiar with current construction practices. Proven ability to guide safe work practices in a high-pressure environment while maintaining project quality, schedule, and budget. Must be able to perform physically demanding tasks as needed. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
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