Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
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
- Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
- Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
- Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
- Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
- Inspect, test and repair cable signals and associated equipment
- Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Telephone installation and repair
- Telecommunication service testing
Additional information
Own tools/equipment
- Cellular phone