Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- or equivalent experience
- Heavy equipment maintenance technology/technician
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Dusty
Work setting
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Troubleshoot and inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunctions
- Diagnose faults or malfunctions using computerized and other testing equipment to determine extent of repair required
- Order parts and maintain inventory
- Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts
- Keep maintenance reports and documentation
- Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers' specifications
- Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work
- Perform repair work on heavy trucks
- Service attachments and working tools
- Perform other routine maintenance
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate
Experience and specialization
Mechanical maintenance and repair specialization
- Mechanical transmissions
- Drive trains and final drives
- Hydraulic transmissions
- Tracked vehicle suspensions and steering
- Wheel-mounted vehicle suspension and steering
- Differentials
- Brake system
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player