Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights

Work setting

• Installation
• Maintenance
• Rural area
• Repair
• Telecommunications company
• Telephone company
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Repair cable signals
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
• Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
• Splice, join and connect wires

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) clearance Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

• Transportation provided by employer