About this role
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment: Outdoors. At heights. Confined spaces. Work setting: Various locations.
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment.
- Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Coaxial line.
- Fibre optics.
- Single line.
- Security and safety: Bondable.
- Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence.
- Willing to travel.
- Travel expenses paid by employer.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- 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.
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits.