cable installer - telecommunications

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• At heights.
• Confined spaces.
• Work setting: Various locations.

Tasks:

• Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment.
• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment.
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults.
• Complete and maintain test and service reports.
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble.
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures.
• Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems.
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers.
• Splice, join and connect wires.
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Coaxial line.
• Fibre optics.
• Single line.

Security and safety:

• Bondable.
• Criminal record check.

Transportation/travel information:

• Valid driver's licence.
• Willing to travel.
• Travel expenses paid by employer.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Physically demanding.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Manual dexterity.

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Flexibility.
• Judgement.
• Organized.
• Reliability.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• Shift.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• On call.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime available.

Health benefits:

Dental plan.

Financial benefits:

Group insurance benefits.