cable installer - electrical power

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
• or equivalent experience

Tasks

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems
• Erect and maintain steel, wood or concrete poles, towers and guy wires
• Splice, solder and insulate conductors and related wiring to connect power distribution and transmission networks
• Write maintenance reports
• Inspect and test overhead and underground power lines and cables and auxiliary equipment
• Instruct apprentices
• Install and maintain street lighting systems
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Climb ladders or operate hydraulic buckets
• Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments
• Work in confined spaces to install power lines and cables and associated equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Team player
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 38 to 42 hours per week