- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
Work setting
- Installation
- Maintenance
- Repair
- Telecommunications company
- Various locations
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Service
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
- Inspect trunking systems
- Repair cable signals
- Test trunking systems
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults
- Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
- Complete and maintain test and service reports
- Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
- Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
- Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
- Determine work assignments
- Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
- Splice, join and connect wires
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Coaxial line
- Fibre optics
- Copper
- Trunking system
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other advantages