Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces

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
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
• Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
• Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
• Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
• Inspect operation of telecommunications equipment
• Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
• Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment, eystems and controls experience

• Telecommunication system

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Team player
• Dependability
• Accurate

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits