Rigger-Telecommunications (Vancouver)

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

 Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights

Work setting

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Repair
  • Telecommunications company
  • Various locations
  • Relocation costs covered by employer
  • 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
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Coaxial line
  • Fibre optics
  • Copper

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Vehicle supplied by employer
  • Willing to travel
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • 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

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Initiative
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
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