Technician, telecommunications; Acton

Overview

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Work site: On-site workplace

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Various locations
• Telecommunications company

• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
• Determine work assignments
• 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
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment

• Fibre optics
• Equipment and machinery experience
• Cable outlets
• Splitters
• Coaxial line
• Single line

• Education:
  
  Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience:
  
  1 year to less than 2 years
• Valid drivers licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel
• Transportation/travel information:
  Willing to travel
• Work conditions and physical capabilities:
  Tight deadlines, Attention to detail, Ability to distinguish colours, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Manual dexterity, Physically demanding

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

• Shift
• Overtime required
• Supports youth awareness and training to create a welcoming work environment