Telecommunications Rigging Technician

POSITION DESCRIPTION TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGGER

Position Description

Job Title: Telecommunication Rigging Technician

**Job Type**: Full Time Part Time Casual

Comments

Location: NSW & WA

Reports to: Team Leader/Implementation Manager

Intended Hours Start Time: End Time:
Purpose

As a Telecommunications Rigger, you will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of telecommunication structures and infrastructure. As a part of a team, you are accountable to work effectively as a team member and ensure safety in the workplace at all times.

Main Duties/ Responsibilities
- Follow strict company and client procedures and policies to ensure work at height is carried out in safe manner.
- Responsible for ensuring company and client compliancy, maintaining licences and induction expiry dates.
- Interpret plans and drawings and provide advice on design drawings.
- Read work orders, work permits and safety instructions to determine nature and location of work, job instructions, safety requirements, hazard information and evacuation plan.
- Competent in the installation, maintenance and decommissioning of wireless telecommunication equipment.
- Build and erect guyed masts, towers and monopoles etc.
- Maintenance, upgrades and strengthening of structures and ancillary equipment.
- Prepare and install all RF related equipment eg. Antennas, feeders, microwaves.
- Perform microwave antenna alignment.
- Perform PIM & Sweep Tests.
- Conduct Site Surveys for job feasibility.
- Ability to fault find on existing installations.
- Planning lifts with safe working loads.
- Assist with capturing photos and data for HOP's.
- Immediate report any injury, incident or "near miss" encountered to Line Manager and OHS Coordinator.
- Request overtime approval in advance from Line Manager.

Skills/Experience

**Qualifications**:

- High Risk Licence - Dogging / Rigging Tickets / EWP
- Tower Rescue
- Construction White Card
- Working At Heights Certificate
- First Aid and CPR Licence
- Radhaz RF EME Awareness
- Drivers Licence

Desirable
- Rope Access Tickets
- (HR) Heavy Vehicle Licence
- Forklift Licence
- (CV) Vehicle Loading Crane Licence

FRM2.3.010 Revision: 3.0 Status: Approved Issue Date: 31/07/2020 Page 1 of 2

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POSITION DESCRIPTION TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGGER

Experience
- Minimum of 1 year experience within the Telecommunication industry;
- Minimum of 3 years rigging experience and working at heights.
- Sound experience in understanding WHS requirements and responsibilities - including SWMS, MOP's, JSA's
- Experience reading and interpreting design drawings
- Be proficient in the Microsoft Office suite

**Skills**:

- Proficient in the use of cranes and EWP's. Identifying plant size and type applicable for any given task.
- Ability to work comfortably at heights of up to 200m using tools of the trade and correct rigging techniques.
- Awareness of OH&S requirements
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Good Interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work well under pressure individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to follow instructions and work autonomously

Performance Goals
- Timeous & Accurate Replicon entries (daily) including Hours, Projects, Leave
- All Inductions up to date
- Ensure all individual equipment Test & Tagging is current
- Achieve builds on time per Line Manager requirements
- OHS Compliance, Zero Tolerance & Zero Incidents
- Complete builds with Zero NCR's

Employee Signed: _______________

Date: _______________

This position description includes indicative duties only and is not intended to be prescriptive.

You must at all times comply with all company policies, procedures, visions and values and must not refuse to carry out a lawful and reasonable instruction. You must also comply with the duties prescribed for you by legal statue. These duties may relate to anti-discrimination, equal employment opportunity, bullying, sexual harassment, racial hatred, defamation, victimisation, antitrust, workplace health and safety, fraud, vandalism, bribery, insider trading and freedom of association. This list is not exhaustive.

FRM2.3.010 Revision: 3.0 Status: Approved Issue Date: 31/07/2020 Page 2 of 2

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $32.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Referral program
- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid and must adhere to all policies introduced by the company relating to Covid or similar health matters as determined by the Government, Client needs and company needs.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Perth, WA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Telecommunications: 1 year (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Aus