telecommunications lineman/woman

Beanfield Metroconnect


Work Site Environment

  • Outdoors
  • Dangerous
  • At heights
  • Underground
  • Confined spaces


Work Setting

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Repair
  • Telecommunications company


Tasks

  • Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
  • Test equipment to locate transmission faults
  • Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Complete and maintain test and service reports
  • Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
  • Read and interpret blueprints
  • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
  • Inspect and test trunking systems
  • Splice, join and connect wires


Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

  • Working at heights training
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate


Equipment and Machinery Experience

  • Fibre optics


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
  • Willing to travel
  • Travel expenses paid by employer


Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling


Own Tools/Equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots


Personal Suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability


Workplace information

  • On the road job


Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?


Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits


Financial benefits

  • Bonus


Long term benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits
  • Tax-free savings account (TFSA)


Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

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