Job Description
Requirements:- What You'll Be Doing
- Performing fusion splicing and mechanical splicing of single-mode and multimode fiber optic cable under Lead Fiber Splicer direction
- Preparing fiber for splicing — mid-span entry, buffer tube identification, fiber cleaning, stripping, and cleaving
- Organizing and securing splice trays and fiber within splice enclosures to specification
- Assisting with OTDR testing — setting up equipment, running traces, and recording results accurately
- Completing splice loss records, OTDR documentation, and splice enclosure logs for assigned work
- Supporting crew setup, breakdown, cable reel management, and job site cleanup
- Maintaining assigned splicing equipment in clean and operational condition
- What We Need From You0–2 years of fiber optic splicing experience; completion of a fiber splicing training program or vocational coursework preferred
- Basic familiarity with fusion splicing equipment, fiber preparation tools, and splice enclosures preferred
- Understanding of fiber color coding standards and buffer tube identification
- Comfortable working at heights — ladders, bucket trucks, and aerial lift equipment (GAF poles)
- Comfortable working in confined spaces — manholes, trenches, pits, and other restricted access environments
- Available for on-call rotation — Friday 5:00 PM through Monday 7:00 AM on assigned weekends — and emergency fiber outage response as neededFOA certification or equivalent preferred; willingness to obtain requiredOSHA 10 preferred or willing to obtain
- Strong attention to detail and steady hands — this work requires sustained precision at a small scale
- Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions and travel locally and regionally for projects
- Valid driver's license required
- The Physical Reality
Fiber splicing is precision work — but it happens in a wide range of environments. Some days you're inside a splice van doing close, careful work. Other days you're up in a bucket truck, down in a manhole, or working in a trench. This role requires comfort working at heights and in confined spaces, in addition to sustained fine motor precision.
Extended periods of seated precision work inside the splice van or at a splice workstation
Regular work from ladders, bucket trucks, and aerial lift equipment (GAF poles) — fall protection required
Regular confined space work — manholes, trenches, pits, and other restricted access environments
Lifting and carrying cable reels, equipment cases, and tools up to 50 lbs.
Continuous fine motor work — fiber stripping, cleaving, positioning, and tray organization
Outdoor work in all weather conditions when working outside the splice van
This is a safety-sensitive position subject to pre-employment and ongoing drug and alcohol testing per company policy.
