Fibre Field Engineer-OTDR Testing And Fault Finding

Rise Technical Recruitment; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Fibre Field Engineer for a field-based position in Tyseley, UK. The role involves repairing optic fibre, diagnosing faults in customer premises, and providing incident responses for service issues. Candidates must have experience with FTTH networks and be able to use OTDR testers. This offers excellent salary and benefits, including 25 days of holiday, a company vehicle, and overtime opportunities in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Fuel card

On-call allowance

Overtime pay

Superb pension

25 days holiday

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience with fault finding on FTTH networks is essential.
• Must be able to use an OTDR tester and analyze results.
• Full UK driver's licence and CSCS card required.

Responsibilities

• Repair optic fibre in customer premises including homes and schools.
• Diagnose on-site faults to identify root causes and implement fixes.
• Perform maintenance and respond to incidents for broadband and TV service faults.

Skills

Experience of FTTH networks

Fibre splicing and fault‑finding experience within GPON network

OTDR usage and analysis

UK driver's licence

CSCS card

Job description

Fibre Field Engineer - OTDR Testing & Fault Finding

Field based covering a midlands patch – based in the Birmingham area.

Excellent salary + company vehicle, fuel card, on‑call, overtime, superb pension, 25 days holiday, life assurance.

Mon‑Fri with an on‑call rota.

Do you have experience of maintenance and fault finding on FTTH (Fibre to the Home) networks and are you looking to join a company with a clear plan to progress and develop your career over the coming years?

To apply you must be able to use an OTDR tester (including analysis of results) and have fault‑finding experience, rather than purely installation experience. This is tested at interview stage (e.g. OTDR graphs) so please only apply if you are confident of success.

On offer is the opportunity to join a company at the forefront of multi‑utility network infrastructure.

This position comes with a healthy basic salary that can be considerably topped up via on‑call allowance, overtime, and regular salary reviews.

This is a field based position working a regional patch providing maintenance and incident response for events such as broadband, telephone and TV reception service faults in customer premises.

Role

• Full time, permanent field based role across a regional patch for a national utilities company.
• Optic fibre repair – working in customer premises, homes, offices, schools and also off‑site at the underground access network.
• Diagnosing on‑site faults to identify root cause and implementing the desired fix.

The Person

• Experience of FTTH networks.
• Fibre splicing and fault‑finding experience within GPON network.
• Able to use an OTDR and trace‑analyse the results to test and fault‑find – ESSENTIAL AND TESTED AT INTERVIEW SO ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
• Full UK driver’s licence and CSCS card.

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.