Telecommunications Technician

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Work site environment**:

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

- Installation
- Various locations
- Repair
- Service
- Willing to relocate
**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
- 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
- Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Telephone system
- Trunking system
- Computerized testing system
- Telecommunication system
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Aerial and underground cable lines
- Amplifiers
- Cable outlets
- Converters
- Splitters
**Area of specialization**:

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

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

- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- 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 currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Workplace information**:

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

- Health care plan
**Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
**Support for youths**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
**Support for Veterans**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
**Support for Indigenous people**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
**Support for mature workers**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
**Supports for visible minorities**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities