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Job Details

Rigger - Telecommunications

Employer

Turris

Date Posted

November 04, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Wetaskiwin, AB
  • Earnings $38.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 18, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Turris

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Underground

Work setting

  • Installation
  • Urban area
  • Maintenance
  • Rural area
  • On-site customer service
  • Repair
  • Telecommunications company
  • Testing
  • Various locations
  • Service

Tasks

  • Complete and maintain test and service reports
  • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
  • Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
  • Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
  • Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
  • Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
  • Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software

Computer and technology knowledge

Telecommunication system

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Coaxial line
  • Fibre optics
  • Aerial and underground cable lines
  • Splitters
  • Telecommunications equipment

Area of specialization

Telecommunication service testing

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test
  • Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Physically demanding
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Manual dexterity

Weight handling

More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Team player
  • Accurate

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

Day

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

Maternity and parental benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Rigger - Telecommunications is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to splice and repair various types and sizes of telephone and other telecommunication cables, including single line, coaxial and fibre optic; may operate excavation machinery and other heavy equipment

innovative

Interest in compiling information to repair telecommunication lines, cables and various types of telephone and other telecommunication cables

methodical

Interest in speaking with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of assignments

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