Livingston
Fibre Optic Trainee
Job Location
Scotland, United Kingdom
Job Description
Livingston Building Services are a leading provider of M&E Services, providing our clients with innovative M&E engineering solutions. Our continued success requires commitment from everyone, whatever their role. Everything we do we need to do well, enabling us to consolidate our position as a leading player in an extremely competitive market. In return for your commitment, the company will continue to implement its vision to create environments for people to thrive.
What will I be doing?
A Fibre optic engineer is responsible for installing and maintaining the fibre optic cables that support phone and internet communication. We are looking for trainees to expand our team to work with experienced engineers across the UK.
Calling Trainees as would rather they are min age of 18 for type of work, travel involved etc
* This related to the new apprenticeship which will be delivered via Lucid Optical Services Lucid Optical Services Ltd – Training in Optical Fibre, Copper Cabling and Laser Safety
* 3 year training programme with 1 year on site.
* Trainee programme will involve site based training with experienced fibre optic trainees plus block release training held at training centre in Kendal to obtain relevant certification
* Starting rate: £9/hr first year. Incremental increase will apply as each stage of training is completed
What Does it Take?
You should be:
* Practical with technical skills
* Able to read plans and diagrams and measure accurately
* Good at solving problems and calculating figures
* Accurate and methodical
* Fit and agile
* Able to plan your workload and meet deadlines
* Responsible about health and safety procedures
* Able to work at heights and confined spaces
* Able to work alone and as well as part of a team.
* Full clean drivers licence
What are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates who are both keen to start a new and exciting career in the telecoms industry. You should have an aptitude for learning new skills, be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to work. This is a team role working alongside experienced engineers therefore good interpersonal skills is essential. There is no requirement of previous technical experience.
The ideal candidate will:
* Be a self-starting individual with strong attention to detail
* Be thorough, attentive and detail-oriented approach
* Have the ability to multi-task
* Have excellent hand to eye co-ordination
* Hold a current UK driving licence
* Be willing to travel and work away from home.
Training
Training is mainly on the job working alongside and learning from experienced engineers. You will also attend block training each year to obtain the necessary certification to support your future career as a Fibre Optic Engineer.
Whilst training, you will be supervised by a team of dedicated engineers to support your on-site learning.
Please note, this is a physically demanding role, including working at heights and can include climbing.
Valuing People at Livingston Building Services
Livingston Building Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind.
Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education.
Applications are welcome from enthusiastic and motivated individuals who can adapt quickly to new procedures and enjoy working in a team environment
Location: Scotland, GB
Posted Date: 12/22/2024
What will I be doing?
A Fibre optic engineer is responsible for installing and maintaining the fibre optic cables that support phone and internet communication. We are looking for trainees to expand our team to work with experienced engineers across the UK.
Calling Trainees as would rather they are min age of 18 for type of work, travel involved etc
* This related to the new apprenticeship which will be delivered via Lucid Optical Services Lucid Optical Services Ltd – Training in Optical Fibre, Copper Cabling and Laser Safety
* 3 year training programme with 1 year on site.
* Trainee programme will involve site based training with experienced fibre optic trainees plus block release training held at training centre in Kendal to obtain relevant certification
* Starting rate: £9/hr first year. Incremental increase will apply as each stage of training is completed
What Does it Take?
You should be:
* Practical with technical skills
* Able to read plans and diagrams and measure accurately
* Good at solving problems and calculating figures
* Accurate and methodical
* Fit and agile
* Able to plan your workload and meet deadlines
* Responsible about health and safety procedures
* Able to work at heights and confined spaces
* Able to work alone and as well as part of a team.
* Full clean drivers licence
What are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates who are both keen to start a new and exciting career in the telecoms industry. You should have an aptitude for learning new skills, be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to work. This is a team role working alongside experienced engineers therefore good interpersonal skills is essential. There is no requirement of previous technical experience.
The ideal candidate will:
* Be a self-starting individual with strong attention to detail
* Be thorough, attentive and detail-oriented approach
* Have the ability to multi-task
* Have excellent hand to eye co-ordination
* Hold a current UK driving licence
* Be willing to travel and work away from home.
Training
Training is mainly on the job working alongside and learning from experienced engineers. You will also attend block training each year to obtain the necessary certification to support your future career as a Fibre Optic Engineer.
Whilst training, you will be supervised by a team of dedicated engineers to support your on-site learning.
Please note, this is a physically demanding role, including working at heights and can include climbing.
Valuing People at Livingston Building Services
Livingston Building Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind.
Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education.
Applications are welcome from enthusiastic and motivated individuals who can adapt quickly to new procedures and enjoy working in a team environment
Location: Scotland, GB
Posted Date: 12/22/2024
Contact Information
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