telecommunication cable installer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces

Work setting

• Installation
• Urban area
• Maintenance
• Rural area
• Cable television company
• On-site customer service
• Repair
• Telecommunications company
• Telephone company
• Testing
• Various locations
• Service
• Commercial

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
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• 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
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• Computerized testing system
• Telecommunication system

Equipment and machinery experience

• Coaxial line
• Fibre optics
• Single line
• Copper
• Aerial and underground cable lines
• Amplifiers
• Cable outlets
• Converters
• Splitters
• Telecommunications equipment

Area of specialization

• Telecommunication service testing

Additional information

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

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
• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Commission
• Gasoline paid
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Piece work
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Parking available