Foreman Telecom Rigger

Job description

Telecom Rigging Lead/Foreman

About the Role

If you want to be part of something big in the exciting and dynamic world of global telecommunications, come and join our team. Excel Group is a Network Services and Solution provider and we're looking for a Telecom Rigging Lead/Foreman to join our tower personnel team. As a Lead Aerial Rigger/Foreman, you should have in-depth knowledge of rigging equipment, excellent spacial awareness, and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading a crew of 3-5 technicians on a range of projects. including site build, maintenance, upgrades, decommission.
• Assist and lead crew in daily construction duties.
• Maintain communications between crew members.
• Assist and maintain the enforcement of governmental and company health and safety policies.
• Attend preconstruction walks when required.
• Provide leadership and guidance to promote learning and furthering of junior crew memberskills and abilities.
• Work on and analyze project requirements with respect to labour and materials.
• Staying apprised of construction progress, concerns, deviation from plans or schedule.
• Ensuring quality control or work
• Preparing rigging equipment including beams, pulleys, clamps, and bolts.
• Communication Tower and Cell Site installation and routine maintenance
• Installation and testing of telecommunication equipment (cellular antennas, microwave antennas, transmission lines and connectors).
• Antenna modifications and additions.
• Perform tests to locate transmission faults and repair or replace defective equipment on the tower.
• Performing general ground procedures and activities required for the construction of sites.
• Maintain tools, company vehicles, equipment and inventory.
• Identify safe working conditions and take a proactive approach to maintaining them.
• Scheduling, resource management, health & safety, material management, and driving overall successful project completion.
• Performing all duties in a safe, diligent, and careful manner; operating with strict compliance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety policies, rules, and requirements for all work performed

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Aerial tower climbing, rigging, and rappelling experience is required.
• Valid Ontario Driver's license with a clean abstract and a reliable vehicle is required.
• Experience with general wireless construction including installation of equipment, steel mounts, cabinets, cable tray, conduit, microwave, power equipment, batteries, and grounding systems.
• Experience with cable systems including fibre optic, data, copper, and power.
• Canadian or international experience with wireless carriers and major equipment vendors including Ericsson, Nokia, Bell, Rogers, Telus.
• Ability to read and interpret site plans, engineering and construction drawings.
• Ability to work in a full body harness on rooftops and/or towers.
• Physical strength and the ability to work in a full body harness on rooftops, with steel, and climbing towers.
• Valid Working at Heights certificate.
• Fall arrest and protection certification.

Success in the Role

• Telecom troubleshooting experience preferred.
• Possess strong industry related skills, rigging, steel erection, line installation, antenna and microware installation.
• Ability to interpret engineered drawings and knowledge of fibre and DC Drawings.
• Good physical condition and comfortable working at heights.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Reliable and trustworthy with a positive attitude.
• Valid Driver`s license, willing to travel.

Work Environment

• Regular hours are 8:00 am - 4:00 pm or 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, however some flexibility is required.
• Year-round, hands-on work on rooftop cell sites and towers.
• Work outside, at heights or in confined spaces.
• Heavy lifting, manual work and proficient use of installation tools
• Work with a team of 3-5 technicians on a range of projects including site build, maintenance, upgrade, and decommission.
• All extra Covid PPEs provided, maintaining distance on job sites

Working with Excel .

Excel offers a generous and competitive employee benefits package including:

• Extended Health Care.
• Vision Coverage.
• Dental Coverage.
• Long-term Disability.
• Life Insurance.

About Excel Group Inc.

Founded in 2001, Excel provides our customers across Canada and the United Stated a full turnkey service offering including material management, network design, engineering, deployment, integration, and network maintenance. As one of Canada's leading and most trusted Network Services and Solutions providers, Excel delivers a broad spectrum of industry-leading and best-in-class design, infrastructure, and connectivity solutions.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $36.00-$40.00 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36.00-$40.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Vision care

Work Location: In person