Company Description
There's never been a better time to join United Living - Connected; we are a tenacious, fast-paced business with a huge contract pipeline and ambitious growth plans. Part of the United Living Group, our turnover will double in the next 5 years to top £1 billion.
We are a growing telecommunications company based in Warrington and are part of the United Living Group’s Infrastructure division.
Job Description
Management of splicing/blowing activities:
- Safety. Ensuring site standards maintained, assisting risk assessment, accident investigation, site instructions and inspections
- Production. Working to programme in a timely manner to complete to deadlines
- Quality. Ensuring standards of workmanship maintained. Ensure completion of quality records, continuity of process-capability. Driving standards
- Problem solving / trouble shooting
Supervising of trainees/apprentices:
- Planning/communication of daily activities and locations
- Day-to-day supervision of allocated apprentices including behavioural management, safeguarding, pastoral care and mentoring / coaching of all apprentices
- Communication
- H&S management and monitoring
- Individual weekly 1:1 progress meetings, inc. completing mandatory/regulatory reviews
- Help your team to exceed their goals and celebrate achievements
Control of plant, equipment and materials for the team
- Regular inspection of PPE/kit/vehicles
Liaison with Operatives
- Working together to ensure safety, quality and environmental standards are achieved
- Dealing with actions from technical audits
- Development / maintenance of competency levels
We are looking for 3 x Fibre Splicer/Blower Supervisors
Any other duties reasonably assigned.
If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend a skills testing day at our Warrington Offices.
Health and Saftey Responsibilities:
- Set a good example to others by working safely
- Take reasonable care of yourself and any other person who may be affected by your actions and omissions
- Adopt a positive attitude, cooperate and assist the company in all aspects of Health, Safety and the Environment
- Understand and help to implement all relevant health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies.
Thrive within United Living’s values and culture of relentlessly striving to excellence through;
- Doing the right thing
- Raising the bar
- Positive attitude and energetic pace
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Integrity
- Ability to make things happen – starter/finisher
- Tact and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- I.T literate particularly Microsoft Office and Excel
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
- Team player, but also comfortable working alone
- Understands the need for respect, sensitivity and discretion in a public facing role
- Some flexibility of working hours may be required
Self-Motivated, enthusiastic and calm under pressure
Qualifications
Skills:
- Understanding of the VMO2 fibre network
- NRSWA (Supervisors)
- Supervisory Management training
- IOSH / SMSTS
- Extensive, hands on, experience of slicing and blowing
- PIA
- IOLM
- OTDR
- OLTS
- PON testing
- New Build/Legacy
- faults
- Full UK driving license
- Experience of supervising trainees/apprentices
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programmes
Additional Information:
- Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
- This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Widnes Office
- Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry
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