Job Details Telecommunications line and cable workers install, repair and maintain telecommunication lines and cables. They are employed by cable television companies and by telephone and other telecommunications services.

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Install, remove, maintain and repair aerial and underground telephone and other telecommunication transmission and distribution lines, cables and associated hardware
Install (but do not repair or maintain) cable television lines and cables
Splice and repair various types and sizes of telephone and other telecommunication cables including single line, coaxial and fibre optic
Inspect and test telecommunication transmission lines and cables for transmission characteristics and to locate faults
Analyze and record test results
Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures or work in confined spaces such as trenches, tunnels and crawl spaces
Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments
Assist in the erection and removal of telecommunication poles, towers and associated support structures

Job Description Job requirements
Languages
English or French

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience
3 years to less than 5 years

Transportation/Travel Information
Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Physically demanding, Attention to detail

Work Location Information
Willing to relocate

Work Site Environment
Outdoors, At heights

Additional Skills
Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures

Equipment and Machinery Experience
Single line, Coaxial line, Fibre optics

Major Work Area
Installation, Maintenance, Repair, Service

Specific Skills
Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment, Test equipment to locate transmission faults, Splice, join and connect wires, Repair or replace defective telephone equipment

How to apply
By email
pb30@wlconsultants.ca