Fibre Splicer

We’re looking for experienced Fibre Jointers (Splicer) to join our telecoms team based in Glasgow. Within this role, you will have the opportunity to work on the Virgin Media network.

Location: Glasgow

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £17 per hour (Pending Experience)

Responsibilities

As an experienced Fibre Jointer (Splicer), working on the Virgin Media contract in Glasgow Scotland. You will be responsible for

• Undertaking underground /overhead Jointing (Splicing)

• Testing and repair of optical fibre cables

Who are we looking for?

The role of experienced Fibre Jointer is great for you if you have Fibre Jointing experience (Ideally in the openreach network)

• Hold a full driving licence with less than 3 points
• Experience working with job packs and the ability to read FNC’s
• Ability to Splice and test external CBT (Toggle testing)
• Able to strip and prepare and instable fibre cables
• Relevant accreditations to be valid for a minimum of 4 months (demonstratable via Smart Awards)

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• Support in obtaining further qualifications
• New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
• Green car scheme
• Peppy - free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men’s health
• Additional two days’ leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice.

And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website: https://www.kier.co.uk/reward-and-benefits-summary-operatives

Who is Kier?

We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.