OSP Fiber Splicer
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Lead field splicing operations for outside-plant (OSP) fiber optic networks, ensuring high-quality installation, testing, documentation, and restoration of fiber infrastructure while adhering to industry standards and safety protocols.
Responsibilities
- Perform single-mode and ribbon fusion splicing, including butt and lateral splicing, mid-span cuts, ring cuts, and live-fiber work.
- Troubleshoot fiber optic networks using OTDR, power meters, light sources, and visual fault locators.
- Install and maintain splice enclosures, cabinets, bulkheads, and distribution panels in both OSP and ISP environments.
- Read and interpret splice matrices, fiber schematics, construction prints, and cable schedules.
- Lead, mentor, and supervise a crew of 4 technicians, ensuring safe and productive work habits.
- Coordinate daily job tasks, workflow sequencing, and resource allocation with project managers and field leadership.
- Execute installation and routing of innerduct, conduit systems (Maxcell, Microduct, etc.), and fiber cable placement.
- Maintain accurate splicing records, redlines, as-builts, and jobsite documentation.
- Provide daily updates, progress reports, and issue escalation to project stakeholders.
- Support outage restorations, emergency repairs, and on-call rotations as required.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of professional fiber splicing experience
- Strong technical knowledge of OSP fiber networks, construction practices, and safety protocols
- Proficiency with fusion splicers, ribbon splitters, OTDRs, power meters, and related tools
- Ability to read and interpret network diagrams, blueprints, and engineering documentation
- Ability to work outdoors, at heights, in confined spaces, and in all weather conditions
- Experience with Cat6 cabling
- Experience with telecommunication cabling
- Experience with conduit
- Experience with RF
Qualifications
- 3-5+ years of professional fiber splicing experience; high-count fiber and ribbon splicing strongly preferred.
Nice to Have
- High-count fiber and ribbon splicing experience
- Experience with GPON, FTTH, DWDM/CWDM, or data-center fiber systems
- Experience leading multi-technician splicing crews on OSP projects
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