Rope Access Technician (Rat)

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Remote location
• Rural area
• Urban area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Instruct apprentices
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Welding experience

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification
• Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) Certification
• Suspended access�training
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools
• Power tools

Area of specialization

• Search and rescue
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Other benefits