Job Posting Details

Job Title: Technician - Advanced, Cable Repair Technician (Copper/Fiber)
Job location address: 40 Esna Park Dr, Markham (ON)
Job status: Regular Full-Time

Name and description of hiring department

The Ontario Field Operations team in Bell Canada is responsible for maintaining the outside cable network providing voice and data services to customers in the consumer Bell Business markets.

Main Job Duties / Accountabilities include

• Repair of the aerial and underground fibre optic and/or copper network
• Perform preventive maintenance activities
• Work with engineering plans / MOP to determine work procedures to be followed
• Professionally represent Bell with the public and customers
• Communicate in a positive manner with customers and contractors

As necessary, agree to undergo a background security check to meet a customer’s clearance requirement.

Essential Qualifications / Skills

• Candidates who are part of the Craft and Services bargaining unit must have;
  • A college diploma in electronics or telecommunications, or equivalent work experience 
• Candidates from outside the Craft and Services bargaining unit must have:
  • A college diploma in electronics or telecommunications, or equivalent work experience 
  • A minimum of a high school diploma.  
• Fluent in English 
• Hold a valid driver’s license - Class G or G2
• Possess good manual dexterity and able to work with different hand tools
• Capable to lift and carry heavy weight 
• Capable to climb telephone poles and/or climb and carry ladders

And

• Capable to kneel and bend and work in areas with restricted movement 
• Capable of differentiating coloured wires (colour code) 
• Capable to safely execute all functions/aspects of the job and meet all safety requirements associated with the work equipment 
• Intermediate knowledge in all aspects of repair and maintenance of underground, aerial and buried copper
• Intermediate knowledge of computer software environments to perform tasks (example: looking up cable plans on G-Mobile viewer, viewing cable schematics, etc.)
• Intermediate knowledge of outside plant specifications for buried, aerial and underground applications
• Intermediate knowledge of splice opening and closing (i.e. lead, PLP, PSI, etc.)
• Intermediate Knowledge of telephone network structures (conduits, strands, cables, poles, splices, etc.)
• Intermediate knowledge of cable repair test sets tools and gas meters 
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office  
• Ability to act with a focus on customer satisfaction
• Ability to work autonomously and with minimal supervision
• Analytical thinking and problem solving abilities

Working Conditions
The candidate must be able to work outdoors in various weather conditions and may be called upon to work variable schedules according to business needs (schedules within a given day are prepared by the Company with due consideration to seniority), to participate in a standby program and work overtime as needed.  Available and flexible to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, and statutory holidays as needed.

Note that many working conditions are subject to terms outlined in the collective agreement.