Telecommunications Lineman/Woman

Work Site Environment

• Outdoors
• Dangerous
• At heights
• Underground
• Confined spaces

Work Setting

• Installation
• Maintenance
• Repair
• Telecommunications company

Tasks

• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
• Instruct apprentices
• 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

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

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

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Fibre optics

Security and Safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• 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

• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own Tools/Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

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 have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits
• Tax-free savings account (TFSA)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program