Rigger - Telecommunications

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 37.5 to 45 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
**Work setting**:

- Installation
- Maintenance
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Repair
- Telecommunications company
- Telephone company
- Service
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults
- Complete and maintain test and service reports
- Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
- Splice, join and connect wires
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Climb ladders or operate hydraulic buckets
- Inspect and test 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
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Computerized testing system
- Telephone system
**Technical operations experience**:

- Communication satellite
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- HVAC
**Equipment, eystems and controls experience**:

- Telecommunication system
**Area of specialization**:

- Telephone installation and repair
- Telecommunication service testing
- Telecommunications equipment
- Switch network installation and repair
- Satellite dishes
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- 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
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety harness
**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Initiative
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Dependability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site recreation and activities
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available