telecommunications technician

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Outdoors.

Tasks:

• Inspect and test cable signals and associated 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.
• Complete and maintain test and service reports.
• 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.
• Determine work assignments.
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers.

Experience:

1 to less than 7 months.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Morning.
• Night.
• Day.