Telecoms FLM Engineer Shaftesbury, England
Job description
Field Engineer / FLM Engineer
£30,000-33,000 + van + OT / on-call
Are you seeking a new challenge and want to join a company providing first class service to A-List customers – then this may be the role for you!
Job Purpose: The Field Engineer will support best in class telecoms engineering infrastructure and technical services to customers and end clients. The role is based from home and covering Taunton, Shaftsbury, Poole and Southampton
Principal Accountabilities / Objectives: The Field Engineer will be expected to provide Field Deployment & First Line Maintenance support to a varied customer base. Day to day tasks will involve new build deployment activities and/or responding to maintenance calls within SLA, fault finding and hardware replacement with TAC assistance.
He/she will also provide support in technical competence, fully observing Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) standards..
Main Responsibilities: Principal accountabilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Provide First Line Maintenance support to the current customer base.
- Carry out installation and commissioning duties in both a project and maintenance environment.
- Provide OOH on-call cover as required by agreed on-call rota.
- Respond to all interventions and complete and submit all paperwork within SLA.
- Fault Finding. Ability to receive instructions to resolve outstanding issues.
- Installation of metalwork, basket work and basic rack and stack services.
- Fibre and cable pulling, dressing, labelling and securing of same.
- Copper Cable termination including Cat "x" and E1 terminations.
- Ensure continuity, test and measurement of cable and fibre runs.
- Electrical connectivity of 240v AC and up to -48v DC to distribution panels (no power up until certification).
- Controls and Manages Risk Assessment and Method Statement documentation.
- Ensure SHEQ standards are maintained at all times.
- Develop fault diagnosis skills using OTDR & Ethernet/OSA testing procedures.
- Perform all necessary installation activities on vendor supplied products and/or supervise the sub-contracting of these activities.
- Where required, perform, manage and record SVSA’s and HSE audits.
Competency: Skills/Knowledge/Qualifications:
Essential:
- Qualified and experienced in physically building Telecoms Infrastructure services from plans and to quality requirements.
- Entry level Telecoms Commissioner who is skilled and competent in providing basic standalone product commissioning to a level of "green light and connectivity".
- Demonstrable “hands on” experience including I&C activity, test equipment, network build, and power.
- Fibre Splicing
- CSCS/ECS
- Experienced in the installation and commissioning of Nokia, Juniper, Tellabs, Infinera and Ciena equipment, plus an in-depth knowledge of networking, optical transmission systems and IP.
- Report writing excellent standard of written and spoken English.
- Able to work under pressure and positively influence others.
- PC literate, especially Microsoft Office 365 suite. Experience of using Visio is essential.
- Full UK Driving Licence
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00-£33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Overtime
Application question(s):
- What experience do you have on FLM & preventative maintenance activities?
- Are you able / willing to take part in out of hours & weekend On-Call rota?
- Do you have experience with any of the following: installation, DC & AC power, commissioning, optical testing & diagnostic activities on Nokia, Juniper, Infinera, Ciena, Cisco equipment?
- Are you legally able to work in the UK without sponsorship?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
