heavy-duty equipment mechanic

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• 2nd Period Apprentice
• 3rd Period Apprentice

Additional Skills

• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• Perform repair work on heavy trucks

Specific Skills

• Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts
• Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work
• Service attachments and working tools
• 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
• Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers’ specifications

Transportation/Travel Information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

• On-site customer service
• In shop
• Various locations

Personal Suitability

• Accurate
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Reliability