M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Telecommunications Foreman

Product AssemblyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRuther Glen, VA, USA$35 - $40 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in the commercial communications industry.
A high school diploma or GED.
A valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
Pass a background check, drug test, and basic telecommunications knowledge test.
Reliable transportation to and from the jobsite.
Report to work consistently and on time, work cooperatively to achieve shared goals, and maintain a safe work environment.
Wear long pants and a shirt that covers the shoulders by six inches; these are not provided by the company.
Provide basic tools from the provided tool list before the first day of employment.
Provide a full tool set based on the ITS Telecom tool list.
Lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly; relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance; work at heights up to 60 feet; and climb and balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
Walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and reach overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Have good vision, including color vision, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
Use a standard ladder within its weight limit while carrying tools.
Recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Apply general rules to specific problems and combine information to form rules or conclusions.
See details at close range and understand spoken information and ideas.

Responsibilities

Use hand tools and power tools safely, wear required personal protective equipment, follow safety policies and procedures, and participate in daily safety and work briefings.
Install various types of low-voltage cable.
Manage projects involving five or more people at one or more locations.
Confer with senior management and supervisory personnel to resolve work-procedure, complaint, and manufacturing issues.
Schedule project steps and allocate enough time to meet deadlines and budgets.
Interpret and explain plans and specifications to assemblers.
Apply BICSI and TIA/EIA standards for installation and termination procedures.
Terminate, test, and troubleshoot low-voltage cabling, including fiber optics, Cat 5, and Cat 6.
Fabricate pathways, cable trays, telecommunications devices, and telecommunications grounding systems.
Install prefabricated components and assemblies.
Train and supervise production teams fabricating telecommunications systems according to drawings and specifications.
Perform quality assurance checks to ensure team fabrication meets applicable requirements.
Maintain a clean work area and participate in facility cleanup.
Secure company tools and materials daily; identify required tools and equipment for each crew, assign gang boxes, inspect tools, and track check-in and check-out.
Ensure each crew activity has an information package containing fabrication drawings.
Submit daily hour and unit reports for each assigned employee using the standard time sheet.
Track and quality-check fabrication activities in M.C. Dean's proprietary software.

Desired Qualifications

BICSI Technician certification; candidates should be willing to obtain the certification.
Manufacturing certifications and/or fiber certification.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications.

Overview

About Modular Mission Critical
ModularMission Critical™ is the manufacturing campus for M.C. Dean’s complex, modular product line for datacenters and critical infrastructure. Located just north of Richmond, VA, this site is growing fast serving customers worldwide. Important openings include assemblers for our production lines and engineers and designers for products and continuous improvement. Join M.C. Dean’s more than 9,000 employees around the world making an impact through innovations in power and technology.

Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values, agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment for employees to build long-term careers.

A Telecom Foreman is responsible for safely managing production teams at M.C Dean's manufacturing facility, Modular Mission Critical (MMC) in Ruther Glen, VA. The postion requires attention to detail to ensure projects receive Quality products that are in compliance with the drawings while maintaining production schedules and budgets. As a Foreman you should have the work experience installing equipment which involves using hand tools and power tools, an understanding of Telecom Systems, blueprints and knowledge of codes and standards. Telecom Foreman are full time employees with company benefits.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities included, but not limited to:

Knowledge and Safe Use of hand tools and various power tools
Wearing of required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Following Safety Policies and Procedures
Actively Participating in Daily Safety and Work briefings.
Installation various types of Low Voltage Cable
Managing small to large sized projects of 5 or more persons at one or more locations.
Conferring with senior management, supervisory personnel to resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and manufacturing problems.
Scheduling the project in logical steps to budget enough time required to meet deadlines.
Interpreting and explaining plans/specifications to assemblers.
Foreman should have knowledge of BICSI and TIA/EIA standards for proper install and termination procedures.
Terminating, testing, troubleshooting of Low Voltage Cabling (Fiber Optics, Cat 5, Cat 6).
Fabrication of various pathways and cable tray
Fabrication of various Telecommunications Devices
Installation of Prefabricated Components and Assemblies.
Fabrication of Telecommunications Grounding Systems
Foreman needs to be able to train and supervise production teams in a team environment to facilitate fabricating telecommunication systems while following drawings and specifications.
Foreman needs to be able to perform Quality Assurance checks of their team’s work ensuring fabrication is performed within all applicable requirements.
Maintain a clean work area and participate in facility clean up
Foreman must have full tool set based on the ITS Telecom tool list.
Securing company tools and materials daily
Tools & Equipment - Identify all tools and equipment required to support each crew (Gang box Assignments, tool inspection and keep track of tools by signing sheet in-out).
Information Packages – Each crew activity must have information packages (fabrication drawings).
Daily hour/unit reports for their crews – Submit hours/units daily for each employee assigned to Foreman on established form (Standard Time Sheet).
Ensure fabrication activities are tracked and QC'd in M.C. Dean's proprietary software.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave

Qualifications

Qualifications / Skills Sets / Expectations:

8+ years prior experience in commercial communications industry
- High School diploma or GED is required
Possesses a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
- Successfully pass a background check and drug test
- Have reliable transportation to and from the jobsite
- Ability to pass basic telecommunication knowledge test
- Consistently report to work on time, work well with other to accomplish a common goal and maintain a safe work environment
- Wear long pants and a shirt that covers the shoulders by six (6) inches. These are not provided by the Company.
- Provide basic tools from provided tool list prior to 1^stday of employment.

Physical Abilities:

The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Desired Skills:

BICSI Technician certification is desirable. Desired candidate will need to be willing to obtain the BICSI Technician Certification.
Manufacture Certifications and/or Fiber Certification.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications

Pay Range

USD $35.00 - USD $40.00 /Hr.

About the Company

M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains integrated cyber-physical systems for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, and large enterprises. Its work spans electrical power, security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual, and IT systems, all coordinated through management platforms that support long-term operation and sustainability. The company works end-to-end: it engineers solutions, installs them, and then runs and maintains them to ensure continuous, secure, and resilient performance. What sets it apart is its ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey technology and infrastructure services for critical environments—combining physical systems with digital management to create secure, automated facilities. The goal is to deliver automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems and the platforms needed to manage them over the long term.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tysons, VA
Founded: 1949

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