Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work setting
- Urban area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
- Inspect and test 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
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
- Inspect, test and repair cable signals and associated equipment
- Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Telephone system
Area of specialization
- Telephone installation and repair
Additional information
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone