Telecommunications Linesworker
ANZSCO 342413

Duties

• review drawings, specifications and work areas to determine connections and positioning for the equipment to be installed 
• identify faults in telecommunications equipment using ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters and transmission measuring equipment
• attach wires and cables to appliances
• adjust, replace and repair faulty items, and testing equipment using electronic instruments
• install cabling for telephone, radio, pay TV and computer transmission
• set up, test and maintain aerial and underground wires and cables, and radio and mobile phone antennae
• set up telecommunications equipment and appliances such as telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment