Fibre Testing Engineer Plymouth, England
Job description
We are thrilled to offer the opportunity to join one of our established Build Partners as a Fibre Testing Engineer. Oakway Ltd is a family-owned business operating in the Plymouth and Launceston area. It offers both skilled and new-to-industry individuals the chance to join a company that truly values its employees. Not only do they offer competitive salaries with a variety of great company benefits, but they invest and support the development of all their employees meaning they offer careers not just jobs.Location: Plymouth Site Based Contract: Permanent, full timeSalary: £160-£200 per day Within your role as a Fibre testing engineer , you will be responsible for splicing and testing on existing and new build networks to specific customer specifications. This will include external and internal work.Your day to day responsibilities:
- Live network splicing.
- Fault finding on Fibre Networks
- New Build (Building new splice points using various underground joint closures and optical distribution frames).
- EXFO iOLM (intelligent Optical Link Mapper) and OTDR (Optical Time Delay Reflectometer) Testing.
- Producing fibre test reports.
- Being able to analyse the trace results to pinpoint any problems.
- Reading and understanding straight-line drawings and fibre allocation sheets.
You will require:
- A full Driving Licence.
- Excellent team working and communication skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Works well under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Self-motivated and driven by success.
- Experience splicing across multiple networks, CityFibre preferred.
- Experience in testing, CityFibre network preferred.
- Experience with fault finding on Fibre Networks, experience with Exfo preferred
- Confident working at heights
Oakway benefits:
- Vehicle & Fuel Provided
- 2week business closure at Christmas
- iPhone and iPad/Laptop Provided
- Team social events and activities throughout the year.
- Opportunities for progression
- A chance to be involved in Oakway's exciting future.
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