Fibre Optic Splicer
Salary
negotiable
Job Type
Area
cambuslang
Reference ID
dat35019
Job Owner:
jenna
Hiring Stage
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Job Title: Fibre Optic Splicer (Field-Based)
Location: Headquartered in Glasgow G32 (Field travel across Scotland required)
Job Type: Full-time / Project Contractor
Reporting To: Network Field Supervisor
Job Purpose
To install, terminate, fuse-splice, and test external and internal fibre optic infrastructure. The role involves reading network engineering plans to deliver high-speed telecommunications infrastructure securely and efficiently for commercial business environments.
Key Responsibilities
Splicing & Termination: Perform fusion splicing on multi-core singlemode and multimode fibre optic cables. This includes node building, mid-span joints, and terminating cables into patch panels and optical distribution frames (ODF).
Network Testing: Conduct comprehensive testing using Optical Time-Domain Reflectometers (OTDR), insertion/return loss testing, and light source power meters. Diagnose and resolve transmission faults immediately.
Fibre Preparation: Safely strip, clean, cleave, and prep loose-tube and ribbon cables to structural specifications.
Plan Interpretation: Read, execute, and verify network layout diagrams and engineering splice charts, providing accurate "as-built" record updates upon completion.
Compliance: Adhere strictly to UK Health & Safety regulations, ensuring work sites remain secure while maintaining high-quality quality control benchmarks.
Essential Requirements
Experience: Proven on-site tracking in fibre optic splicing, node preparation, and structural network building.
Certifications: Valid industry accreditation such as City & Guilds 3667 (Fibre Optic Cabling) or equivalent Openreach/telecom standards.
Equipment Mastery: Complete proficiency with modern fusion splicers (e.g., Fujikura or Sumitomo) and OTDR machinery.
Logistics: A valid UK Driving Licence to travel between projects.
Physical Capabilities: High level of manual dexterity, normal colour vision, and the physical capability to operate effectively across diverse environment types (overhead/underground).
Desirable Attributes
CSCS / ECS Card holder.
NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Act) operative certification.
Experience handling dual structured cabling environments (Cat6/Cat6A copper data lines along with fibre systems).