Technician, Telecommunications

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

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

- Installation
- Urban area
- Maintenance
- On-site customer service
- Rural area
- Testing
- Various locations
- Repair
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Service
- Residential
- Telecommunication carrier
- Commercial building
- Data centre
- ** Tasks**:

- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
- Inspect trunking systems
- Repair cable signals
- Test trunking systems
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
- Inspect operation of telecommunications equipment
- Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
- Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
- Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software
- Complete and maintain test and service reports
- Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
- Initiate the dispatch of appropriate repair personnel
- Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
- Instruct apprentices
- Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
- 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
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
- ** Type of product**:

- Power tools
- ** Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Telecommunication system
- ** Technical experience**:

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

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

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Leadership
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Dependability
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- ** Workplace information**:

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

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- ** Financial benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- ** Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available