Splicer Technician

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Underground
- Confined spaces
**Work setting**:

- Installation
- Urban area
- Maintenance
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Repair
- Service
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults
- Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
- Complete and maintain test and service reports
- 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
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Fibre optics
- Copper
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel for extended periods
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)