telecommunications technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
• Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Determine work assignments
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
• Set up local area networks and connections to the Internet

Computer and technology knowledge

• Internet
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week