technician, telecommunications
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- At heights.
Work setting:
- Installation.
- Maintenance.
- On-site customer service.
- Various locations.
- Telecommunications company.
Tasks:
- Complete and maintain test and service reports.
- 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.
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults.
- Splice, join and connect wires.
- Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment.
Technical experience:
Fibre optics.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Cable outlets.
- Splitters.
- Coaxial line.
- Single line.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Vehicle supplied by employer.
- Willing to travel.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Tight deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Manual dexterity.
- Physically demanding.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Overtime required.
Support for youths:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.