Fibre Field Engineer-OTDR Testing And Fault Finding

Rise Technical Recruitment; Tyseley; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Fibre Field Engineer to join a national utilities company. This field-based role involves maintaining broadband and TV service; diagnosing faults with essential OTDR skills. The salary ranges from £38,000 - £42,000, with benefits including a company vehicle, overtime, and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Fuel card

On-call allowance

25 days holiday

Life assurance

Superb pension

Qualifications

• Experience with FTTH networks is a must.
• Proficient in fibre splicing and fault finding.
• Must be able to use OTDR for diagnosing faults.
• Full UK Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance and incident response for service faults.
• Repair optic fibre in customer premises.
• Diagnose and fix on-site faults.

Skills

FTTH networks

Fibre splicing

OTDR operation

Fault finding

Tools

OTDR

Job description

Overview

Fibre Field Engineer - OTDR Testing and fault finding. Field based covering a Midlands patch and should be based in the Birmingham area.

Mon-Fri but with on-call rota. The salary is £38,000 - £42,000 plus a company vehicle, fuel card, on-call, overtime, superb pension, and 25 days holiday with life assurance.

Responsibilities

• Field based role across a regional patch for maintenance and incident response to broadband, telephone and TV service faults in customer premises.
• Optic Fibre repair – working in customers premises (homes, offices, schools) and off site in the underground access network.
• Diagnose on-site faults to identify root cause and implement the desired fix.

The Person / Qualifications

• Experience of FTTH networks.
• Fibre splicing and fault finding experience within GPON network.
• Able to use an OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) and analyse the results in order to test and fault find – ESSENTIAL.
• Full UK Driver's License and CSCS Card.

Benefits and Additional Information

• Salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. Actual salary paid depends on experience, qualifications and skill set.
• Company vehicle, fuel card, on-call allowance, overtime, regular salary reviews.
• 25 days holiday, life assurance, superb pension.
• On-site and field-based work with a national utilities company.
• On offer is the opportunity to join a company at the forefront of multi-utility network infrastructure.

How to Apply

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Nick Smith at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.