telecommunications technician

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights

Work setting

• Installation
• Various locations
• Repair
• Service
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
• Inspect trunking systems
• Repair cable signals
• Test trunking systems
• 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
• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• Initiate the dispatch of appropriate repair personnel
• 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

Computer and technology knowledge

• Telephone system
• Trunking system
• Computerized testing system
• Telecommunication system

Equipment and machinery experience

• Aerial and underground cable lines
• Amplifiers
• Cable outlets
• Converters
• Splitters

Area of specialization

• Telephone installation and repair
• Switch network installation and repair
• Telecommunication service testing
• Telecommunications equipment

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation / travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Dependability

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

Health care plan

Support for persons with disabilities

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
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