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Splicer Technician - Telecommunications

Employer

VistaCare Communications

Date Posted

December 23, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $22.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 10  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Mar 17, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

VistaCare Communications

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Underground

Work setting

  • Installation
  • Urban area
  • Maintenance
  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Repair
  • Various locations
  • Service

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
  • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
  • Splice, join and connect wires

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Working at heights training
  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Fibre optics
  • Copper
  • Aerial and underground cable lines

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Vehicle supplied by employer
  • Willing to travel
  • Travel expenses paid by employer
  • Willing to travel for extended periods

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

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability

Screening questions

Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

Other benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Splicer Technician - 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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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