telecommunications technician
Location
Scarborough, ON | Canada
Job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work setting
- Installation
- Testing
- Repair
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
- Inspect and test operation of telecommunications equipment
- Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
- Complete and maintain test and service reports
- Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
- Inspect and test trunking systems
- Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
- Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
- Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
- Inspect, test and repair cable signals and associated equipment
- Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Trunking system
- Computerized testing system
- Telecommunication system
Equipment and machinery experience
- Aerial and underground cable lines
- Amplifiers
- Cable outlets
- Converters
- Splitters
Area of specialization
- Switch network installation and repair
- Telecommunications equipment
Additional information
Security and safety
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
Job tags
Salary
$32 per hour
