fibre optic cable splicer

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Installation
• Urban area
• Maintenance
• Rural area
• Testing

Tasks

• Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Read blueprints to determine work requirements
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
• Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
• Splice, join and connect wires

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fibre optics

Security and safety

• Bondable

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses / goggles

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Excellent oral communication
• Team player

Screening questions

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities