Apprentice, Cable and Telephone Technician

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Toronto Transit Commission Full time

**JOB INFORMATION**
**Requisition ID**: 9414
**Number of Vacancies**: 4
**Department**: Signals/Electrical/Communication (20000051) - Cable Shop (30000466)
**Salary Information**: $26.90 - $39.32
**Pay Scale Group**: AP17 (CAN/B/F/AP17)
**Employment Type**: Apprentice
**Weekly Hours**: 40, **Off Days**: Various **Shift**: Various
**Posted On**: May 18, 2024
**Last Day to Apply**: May 20, 2024
**Reports to**:Foreperson

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is North America's third largest transit system and has been recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA. Guided by a forward-thinking strategic plan, the TTC's vision is to be a transit system that makes Toronto proud. The TTC's recruitment efforts are directly aligned to its mission of providing "a reliable, efficient, and integrated bus, streetcar and subway system that draws its high standards of customer care from our rich traditions of safety, service and courtesy."

**JOB INFORMATION**:

- We are currently seeking Apprentice - Cable & Telephone Technicians. This is a 40 hour work week involving rotating shifts with various off days.**What You Will Be Doing**:

- Must successfully complete a training program involving progressively more complex electronic work involving the installation, maintenance, testing, and repair work carried out on the Commission's communications cable infrastructure systems including LAN, WAN, computer, fibre optic backbone and multi-pair cable systems. Cable systems including radiating and non-radiating and fibre optic cables for the subway radio system. fibre and copper cable for supervisory control and data acquisition systems, field remote terminal units, signal remote control systems, signal SRT, surface vehicle control centres, fibre and copper cable for signal field code units
- the work also involves the determination of cable lay-out based on building floor plans, plus the repair of PAX telephone, multi-pair copper, fibre optic and multiplex cables and associated equipment located at track level, and similar voice, Jungle MUX fibre systems, industrial networks and communication devices
- Responsible for treating passengers and/or employees with respect and dignity and ensuring the needs of passengers and/or employees with disabilities are accommodated and/or addressed (within the area of responsibility) in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders so that they can fully benefit from the TTC as a service-provider and an employer.

**What Skills and Qualifications Do you Bring?**:

- Training normally obtained through completion of a community college diploma in the field of electrical/electronics, computer networking technology, or its equivalent and be able to pass the Cable Technician entrance test
- Must possess a valid, non-probationary class G driver’s license
- Attend and successfully complete the Training & Development department’s programs for the operation of a Commission vehicle; CPR, WHMIS, TTC and Toronto Hydro confined space entry, planned power cuts, limits of approach, lifting devices, scaffold, bucket truck, reel wagon and Subway/SRT Rule Book training
- The above training and standard TTC tests will normally be carried out during the Apprenticeship period
- Must have or rapidly acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders including disability accommodation and accessibility requirements pertaining to passengers and employees

**Commitment to EDI**

The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.



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