Fiber Splicing Supervisor

LSCG, LLC • Clawson, TX

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About The Position

The Fiber Splicing Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the management of repair, maintenance, and installation of fiber optic networks. This role involves managing day-to-day splicing operations, handling emergency and non-emergency repair calls, and ensuring the proper functioning of the network before leaving the customer site. The position requires a strong technical background in fiber optics and the ability to lead complex technical duties with minimal supervision. Responsibilities include managing day-to-day splicing operations, handling emergency and non-emergency repair calls, overseeing construction, splicing, and distribution changes of OSP and ISP fiber optic networks, conducting tests on OSP and ISP networks to troubleshoot problems, ensuring necessary repairs on OSP and ISP facilities are completed after troubleshooting, and assuring network functionality before leaving the customer site.

Requirements

• 4-5 years of specific fiber splicing and leadership experience proven to produce high quality results in a time driven environment.
• Knowledge of local cable facilities and fiber networks
• Experience in Outside Plant telecom functions
• Experience in how to read and interpret outside and subscriber plant facility records and engineering schematic work prints.
• Electronics training or experience that demonstrates knowledge of AC/DC theory.
• Working knowledge of direct termination of fiber-optic connectors including mechanical, anaerobic, epoxy polish, heat cured as well as pigtail splicing methods.
• Knowledge of bonding and grounding requirements of telecommunications plant
• Working knowledge of ISP/OSP fiber optics terminations in splicing products in. regards to appropriate application
• Assist other technical personnel in the performance of their duties when requested.
• Ability to work with paper/pulp splicing, tagging and restoration.
• Ability to distinguish between different cable types (i.e., telecommunication, electrical, fiber, CATV, etc.)
• Ability to build cable records, cut sheets and as-builts.
• Working knowledge of various test (DSP’s Exfo digital meter, OTDR’s)
• Knowledgeable on all test equipment used to identify and locate optical and copper faults (OTDR/VFL and power meter operation)
• Knowledge of and connect bulkheads, splice trays, organizers, furcation kits and storage units.
• Ability to build span lines, install repeaters and perform tagging and testing functions on cable pairs to meet HDSL requirements.
• Ability to understand various electronic fiber mux and equipment.
• Proficient at working in aerial and buried outside plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day splicing operations
• Handling emergency and non-emergency repair calls
• Overseeing construction, splicing, and distribution changes of OSP and ISP fiber optic networks
• Conducting tests on OSP and ISP networks to troubleshoot problems
• Ensuring necessary repairs on OSP and ISP facilities are completed after troubleshooting
• Assuring network functionality before leaving the customer site

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed