heavy-duty equipment mechanic

- Work Term: Permanent

- Work Language: English

- Hours: 44 hours per week

- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma

- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

- or equivalent experience

- Work site environment

- Outdoors

- Dusty

- Noisy

- 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

- 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

- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)

- Truck and Coach Service Licence (310T)

- Diesel engine repair specialization

- Fuel injection system

- Exhaust system

- Cooling system

- Air conditioning system

- Lubrication system

- Engine control system

- Major internal engine repairs or overhaul

- Installation and alignment of engines and machinery

- Powered equipment repair specialization

- Hydraulic-operated working attachments

- Pumps

- Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts

- Mechanical maintenance and repair specialization

- Mechanical transmissions

- Drive trains and final drives

- Hydraulic transmissions

- Brake system

- Transportation/travel information

- Valid driver's licence

- Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Physically demanding

- Attention to detail

- Bending, crouching, kneeling

- Hand-eye co-ordination

- Handling heavy loads

- Manual dexterity

- Sound discrimination

- Standing for extended periods

- Personal suitability

- Accurate

- Dependability

- Excellent oral communication

- Flexibility

- Judgement

- Reliability

- Team player

- Organized

- Screening questions

- Are you authorized to work in Canada?

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?

- Do you have experience working in this field?

- Employment terms options

- Evening

- Employment terms options

- Morning

- Day

- Weekend

- Overtime required

- Overtime available

- Health benefits

- Dental plan

- Health care plan

- Vision care benefits

- Financial benefits

- Pension plan

- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

- Other benefits

- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)

- Free parking available

- Support for newcomers and refugees

- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

- Support for Indigenous people

- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

- Supports for visible minorities

- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities