Cable Installer – Telecommunications

Major Work Area

• Service
• Installation

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Fibre optics
• Coaxial line

Additional Skills

• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures

Work Setting

• Telecommunications company

Specific Skills

• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Inspect and test trunking systems
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check

Work Site Environment

• Confined spaces
• Outdoors
• At heights

Transportation/Travel Information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Valid driver’s licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• 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
• Tight deadlines

Work Location Information

• Rural area
• Urban area
• Various locations

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Organized

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Disability benefits
• Dental plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Life insurance

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?