telecommunications technician
Education:
Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
- Installation.
- Maintenance.
- On-site customer service.
- Testing.
- Repair.
- Service.
Tasks:
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment.
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment.
- Inspect operation of telecommunications 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.
- Instruct apprentices.
- Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment.
- Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets.
- Determine work assignments.
- Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems.
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers.
Computer and technology knowledge:
- Telephone system.
- Telecommunication system.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Tight deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Personal suitability:
- Leadership.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
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 .
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.