Operate Equipment,tasked with deleting or archiving old footage as needed, organizing old footage in an orderly fashion, and switching out videotapes, compact discs, memory cards, hard drives or servers.
Maintain Equipment, additionally must also be able to maintain and repair that same equipment, whether its analog or digital.
Store Footage,Since any amount of footage from any given day could be required at any given time,properly storing footage is one of the most important roles but in general CCTV operator will need to correctly catalog all footage so that it can be easily recalled at a later time.
Watch Surveillance, This is the crucial difference between a CCTV Technician and a CCTV Operator,CCTV Operators must watch the video surveillance footage being recorded.
Make Observations, CCTV Operators donot just watch a bunch of screens all day. Rather, they must focused and observant so that whenever they witness something unusual, suspicious or questionable they are able to make a detailed note of it.
Report Incidents, If a CCTV Operator sees something illegal on one of their monitors, it is up to them to contact the appropriate authorities at the appropriate time. In serious situations, CCTV Operators can also save the police vital time by immediately reporting a criminals license plate number, clothing, tattoos or other identifying features.