ICT Aerial Erector
Job description: Install different kinds of aerials to aid communication
Pay after one year: £17,485
Joining age: 17 – 29
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 9 years
Open to: men or women
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- TV aerial and satellite dish erector
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Qualifications you need: 2 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade G/6 minimum or equivalent in English language and maths
Qualifications you can gain: Apprenticeship; City & Guilds in basic engineering; Certificate in Working at Height; qualifications in fibre optics; NVQ Level 3 in communication technologies
Nationality: UK citizen or holder of dual UK/other nationality
The job
The RAF depends on the effective running of radar systems to fly its aircraft safely. Aerial Erectors install and maintain ground-based radomes (the protective housing for a radar antenna), complex aerial systems, and fibre-optic cables that form an essential part of those radar systems. You’ll erect aerial masts and install various kinds of aerials, from small microwave dishes to large radio antennae and long cables, at sites in the UK and overseas. The job involves working outdoors and up on high structures. As an Aerial Erector you’ll have to be able to climb and have a good head for heights. The job will also involve a lot of travel.
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