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Telephone Technician

Employer

TELESURF COMMUNICATION LTD.

Date Posted

January 29, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $36.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 32 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Mar 06, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

TELESURF COMMUNICATION LTD.

Languages

English

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces

Work setting

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Rural area
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
  • Inspect trunking systems
  • Repair cable signals
  • Test trunking systems
  • Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
  • Inspect operation of telecommunications equipment
  • Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
  • Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
  • Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
  • Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software
  • Complete and maintain test and service reports
  • Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
  • Initiate the dispatch of appropriate repair personnel
  • Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
  • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
  • Determine work assignments
  • Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
  • Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
  • Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers

Area of specialization

Telephone installation and repair

Security and safety

Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Manual dexterity

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Leadership
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Dependability

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Telephone Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Telecommunications Installation and Repair Workers
OBJECTIVE

Interest combinations are unique to each of the occupations in this National Occupational Classification (NOC) group. Please consult the 2003 NOC Career Handbook for further information.

INNOVATIVE

Interest combinations are unique to each of the occupations in this National Occupational Classification (NOC) group. Please consult the 2003 NOC Career Handbook for further information.

METHODICAL

Interest combinations are unique to each of the occupations in this National Occupational Classification (NOC) group. Please consult the 2003 NOC Career Handbook for further information.

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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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