Key Performance Objectives

Wireless Responsibilities:

• Interface with coordinators, management, Logistics to manage the work successfully
• Ensure a high quality of workmanship includes:
  • Installation (Radio’s, antenna’s, router and other devices)
• Fault finding and resolving faults. (Maintenance)
• Conduct Site surveys
• Ensure accurate documentation of planning surveys
• Mange site materials and deliverables
• Daily Adherence to administrative duties (including timesheet submission, project feedback, material control and expenditure control)

Fibre Responsibilities:

• Identification of weak spots in the network that are high risk
• Protect weak spots until it can be rectified, not allowing access
• Rectify/ remedy cutting over cables and/or cutting in new joints
• Maintain shortest timelines between temporary and permanent repairs
• Perform splicing and repairs on optical cables
• Perform a variety of tasks including operating tools and equipment used for installation and testing of fiber optic networks.

Transmission Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of fibre networks and transmission equipment
• Perform Remote Hand Support (RHS)
• Familiar with the use of various test equipment, e.g. OTDR, Transmission Analyzers, Optical power meters, etc.
• Systems level trouble shooting on fiber optic telecommunications transmission equipment

Qualification

• Matric
• Fibre Optic Association (FOA) certified
• Minimum qualification is a National diploma N6, S4, T3 in electrical light-current/electronics engineering or similar
• DWDM certification is an advantage
• Radwin/Huawei or any other Radio training
• Any technical tertiary qualification is advantageous

Experience:

• 5-7 years’ experience in telecommunication roles,
• Experience in Wireless, Fibre maintenance and Transmission.
• Radio frequency (RF) installation work experience a must, preferably within the GSM industry
• Knowledge of Optical test instruments, Transmission devices and configurations.
• Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting and diagnostics.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach.
• Computer literate
• Valid driver’s license
• Experienced in compiling reports and diagnosis of faults
• Technical knowledge of DWDM based optical transmission systems
• Extensive experience in transmission equipment, fibre optic splicing and testing.

Job Requirement

 Must be able and willing to do standby

• Health and Safety on site and adherence to the law regarding Health and Safety
• Sound understanding of DWDM, SDH transmission systems
• Experienced in compiling reports and diagnosis of faults
• Familiar with the use of various test equipment, e.g. OTDR, Transmission Analyzers, Optical power meters, etc.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions and learn the use of new test equipment
• Knowledge of computers and data communications. IP network experience a plus
• Daily Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification
• Submit of all fault reports and inspections done
• To comply with any further instructions or requirements of a reasonable nature that may be given by senior management from time to time