splicer technician - telecommunications

VistaCare Communications; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications provider is seeking employees to install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment in the Metro Vancouver area. Applicants must have working at heights training, CPR, and First Aid certifications. This full-time position requires work on-site at various locations and involves physical demands and handling heavy loads. A driver's license is required, and travel expenses will be covered.

Benefits

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Qualifications

• Experience installing and maintaining telephone equipment.
• Capability to work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment.
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults.
• Splice, join, and connect wires.

Skills

Working at heights training

CPR Certificate

First Aid Certificate

Tools

Copper

Aerial and underground cable lines

Job description

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Job details

• Salary 22.00 to 35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 50 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time

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

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Underground

Work setting

• Urban area
• Maintenance
• Rural area
• Various locations
• 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
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Splice, join and connect wires

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Working at heights training
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Copper
• Aerial and underground cable lines

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Other benefits

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

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