About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment: Outdoors. At heights. Confined spaces. Work setting: Installation. Urban area. Maintenance. Rural area. Cable television company. On-site customer service. Repair. Telecommunications company. Telephone company. Testing. Various locations.
Service. Commercial.
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment.
- Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment.
- Repair cable signals.
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults.
- 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.
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment.
- Computer and technology knowledge: Computerized testing system.
- Telecommunication system.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Coaxial line.
- Fibre optics.
- Single line.
- Copper.
- Aerial and underground cable lines.
- Amplifiers.
- Cable outlets.
- Converters.
- Splitters.
- Telecommunications equipment.
- Area of specialization: Telecommunication service testing.
- Security and safety: Basic security clearance.
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence.
Vehicle supplied by employer.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Client focus.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Initiative.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Morning.
- Experience: No experience (will train).
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Commission.
- Gasoline paid.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Piece work.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
- Long term benefits: Long-term care insurance.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Parking available.