Splicer Technician – Telecommunications

Work Site Environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces

Work Setting

• Installation
• Urban area
• Maintenance
• Rural area
• Repair
• Telecommunications company

Tasks

• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
• 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

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Fibre optics
• Copper

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/Travel Information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Willing to travel

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

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Life insurance
• Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)