Telecommunication Cable Installer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
**Work setting**:

- Installation
- Maintenance
- On-site customer service
- Telecommunications company
- 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
- Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
- Determine work assignments
- Inspect and test trunking systems
- Inspect, test and repair cable signals and associated equipment
- 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
- Splice, join and connect wires
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Coaxial line
- Fibre optics
- Single line
- Cable outlets
- Splitters
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Public transportation is available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Client focus
- Initiative
- Team player