Job details
- JobBank Id: 44735700
- JobSeekr Id: 392137
- Structured Cabling Technician
- Cambridge, ON
- Full time
- Infotech Network Services Inc.
- $36.50 to $42.00
- 30 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
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
- Telecommunications company
- Testing
- Various locations
- Service
- Commercial
- Information technology (IT) infrastructure
Level of expertise
- Technician
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
- Repair cable signals
- Test equipment to locate transmission faults
- Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
- Determine work assignments
- Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
- Splice, join and connect wires
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
- Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
Supervision
- Switch network installers and repairers
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Working at heights training
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) clearance Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Type of service and repair
- Alarm/security system
Computer and technology knowledge
- Wireless networks
Equipment and machinery experience
- Fibre optics
- Single line
- Copper
- Aerial and underground cable lines
- Cable outlets
- Converters
Specialization or experience
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Area of specialization
- Security and surveillance system
Additional information
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver’s validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own transportation
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel for extended periods
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- 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
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety harness
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Team player
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Gasoline paid
- Mileage paid
- Night shift premium
- Pension plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site recreation and activities
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Subsidised public transportation
- Team building opportunities
- Transportation provided by employer
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week