Cabling Shit Engineer
Hawke SearchCabling Shift Engineer (Data Centres) – Optic Fibre
£45,323 + Shift Allowance (£6,500), Travel Allowance, Bonus Scheme, pension, life assurance, income protection, private health care
London
Shift work: 4 days on/4 days off, 12 hours’ night/day shift
JOB OVERVIEW
Your duties will include installation, preparation, splicing and testing of singlemode and multimode optic fibre; installation, termination and testing of category 5 and category 6, UTP, STP and coaxial. You will perform cable moves and all necessary changes to existing system as required, cable management aiming at maximising capacity and efficiency of the installations. You will be responsible for testing and labelling all installations, providing all relevant record to be presented to the customers according to company standards.
Essential requirements:
- Significant experience in fusion splicing
- Good experience in copper termination
- Prior experience in cabling within the telecoms industry
- Prior experience of testing and fault-finding on all cable types
- Educated at least to GCSE level
Desirable:
- Datacoms cabling part 1 (City & Guilds 3466-04) or BTec equivalent
- Fibre Optic installation and testing (City & Guilds 3466-02 & 03) or BTEC equivalent
- Health & Safety in the Work Place
- Working at Height
- Lifting & Handling
We are looking for an organised and motivated self-starter demonstrating initiative and methodical approach to work. A great team player always willing to support colleagues and go extra mile to meet customers’ expectations. We are open for business 24x7 so you need to be flexible and ready to follow the company’s shift pattern.
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