Telecommunications Linesworkers

Telecommunications Linesworkers install, maintain and repair external telecommunication equipment such as aerial lines, conduits and underground cables, radio and mobile phone antennae, and limited items of terminal equipment.

What the job involves

• Installs cabling for telephone, radio, pay tv and computer transmission

• Joins cables and seals sheaths with lead and thermoplastic

• Erects, tests and maintains aerial and underground wires and cables, and radio and mobile phone antennae

• Installs telecommunications equipment and appliances such as telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment