fibre optic cable splicer

• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Underground
• Confined spaces

Work setting

• Urban area
• Maintenance
• Cable television company
• Repair
• Telecommunications company
• Service

Tasks

• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• 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
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Equipment and machinery experience

• Coaxial line
• Fibre optics
• Single line
• Copper

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Drug test
• Driver’s validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

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

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is your current field of study?

Health benefits

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

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities