Telecommunication Cable Installer

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces

Work setting

• Installation
• Maintenance
• Cable television company
• Repair
• Telecommunications company
• Telephone company
• Service
• Various locations

Tasks

• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment

Computer and Technology Knowledge

• Computerized testing system

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Coaxial line
• Fibre optics
• Single line
• Copper

Equipment, eystems and controls experience

• Telecommunication system

Area of specialization

• Telecommunication service testing
• Telecommunications equipment

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver’s validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Initiative
• Accurate
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Client focus
• Dependability

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Commission

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)