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.