Cable Installer – Telecommunications

Work site environment

• At heights

Work setting

• Installation
• Maintenance
• Repair
• Telecommunications company
• Service
• Various locations

Tasks

• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
• 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
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Fibre optics
• Copper

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• 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

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles

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 currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Health benefits

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

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer