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Job Details

Telecommunication Line Technician

Employer

Smart Telecom and Automation solutions

Date Posted

May 23, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $34.18 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 22, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Smart Telecom and Automation solutions

Languages

English

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Underground

Work setting

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Repair
  • Telecommunications company
  • Telephone company

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
  • Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
  • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
  • Splice, join and connect wires
  • Repair or replace defective telephone equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

Single line

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Safety glasses/goggles

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Telecommunication Line Technician 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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