Work Term : PermanentWork Language : EnglishHours : 30 to 40 hours per weekEducation : Secondary (high) school graduation certificateExperience : 3 years to less than 5 yearsor equivalent experienceWork 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?
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