Signal technician
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
- Dangerous.
- Confined spaces.
- Underground.
- Work setting: Installation.
- Urban area.
- Maintenance.
- Rural area.
- On-site customer service.
- Remote location.
- Repair.
- Telecommunications company.
- Testing.
- Various locations.
- Service.
- Commercial.
Tasks:
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment.
- Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment.
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements .
- Repair cable signals.
- 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.
- 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.
- Splice, join and connect wires.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Working at heights training.
- CPR Certificate.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Coaxial line.
- Fibre optics.
- Single line.
- Copper.
- Aerial and underground cable lines.
- Cable outlets.
- Splitters.
Security and safety:
Driver's validity licence check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Own transportation.
- Vehicle supplied by employer.
- Willing to travel.
- Travel expenses paid by employer.
- Willing to travel for extended periods.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- 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.
- Hard hat.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Initiative.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Workplace information:
Hybrid.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Veterans:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.