Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work setting
- Installation
- Urban area
- Maintenance
- On-site customer service
- Repair
- Testing
- Various locations
- Service
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
- Inspect trunking systems
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Repair cable signals
- Test trunking systems
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults
- Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
- Splice, join and connect wires
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Cable outlets
- Trunking system
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Client focus
- Productive interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Team player