Job details
- JobBank Id: 44540736
- JobSeekr Id: 381927
- Splicer Technician – Telecommunications
- Bedford, NS
- Full time
- VistaCare Communications
- $22.00 to $35.00
- 40 to 50 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Underground
Work setting
- Installation
- Urban area
- Maintenance
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Repair
- Various locations
- Service
Responsibilities
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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Working at heights training
- First Aid Certificate
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Coaxial line
- Fibre optics
- Aerial and underground cable lines
Additional information
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
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)