Telecommunications technician

Kibbi Technologies Inc.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kibbi Technologies Inc. in Ottawa is seeking a telecom technician to diagnose, repair and maintain telecommunications equipment on site. The role requires hands-on installation of wiring, equipment and testing systems, with English as the working language and on-site responsibilities.

The ideal candidate has 7 months to <1 year of experience, a secondary school certificate, strong communication, teamwork and reliability, and the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Secondary school certificate is required.
• Minimum 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in telecom or related field.
• On-site work at a location in Ottawa; English language communication essential.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and locate equipment faults and repair telecom equipment.
• Inspect operation of telecom equipment.
• Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and hardware.
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment.
• Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults.
• Analyze test results and adjust switching system, network, and software.
• Complete and maintain test and service reports.
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble.
• Install trunking systems and equipment in central offices and switching centres.
• Instruct apprentices.
• Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment.
• Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets.
• Determine work assignments.
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access.

Skills

Client focus

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Attention to detail

Color vision

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

7 months to less than 1 year

ON SITE

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
• Inspect 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
• Instruct apprentices
• Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
• Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
• Determine work assignments
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability