- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
Work setting
- Installation
- Maintenance
- On-site customer service
- Testing
- Various locations
- Repair
- Service
- Residential
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
- Repair cable signals
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
- Inspect operation of telecommunications equipment
- Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
- Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
- Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software
- Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
- Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
- Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
- 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
- Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
Transportation / travel information
Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Own tools / equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Cellular phone
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
6 days ago