cable installer - telecommunications

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College/CEGEP
• or equivalent experience

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
• Inspect operation of telecommunications equipment
• Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
• Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
• Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
• Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
• Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software
• Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
• Initiate the dispatch of appropriate repair personnel