heavy-duty equipment mechanic

• or equivalent experience

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

• Driver’s License (Class 1 or A)

Additional Skills

• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• Order parts and maintain inventory
• Welding experience

Weight Handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Specific Skills

• Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts
• Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work
• Service attachments and working tools
• Verify and repair emission control systems
• 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

Security and Safety

• Bondable
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Criminal record check

Work Site Environment

• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Hot
• Non-smoking

Transportation/Travel Information

• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required

Work Location Information

• Staff accommodation provided

Mechanical Maintenance and Repair Specialization

• Wheel-mounted vehicle suspension and steering
• Tracked vehicle suspensions and steering
• Power take-offs
• Off-road vehicle tires and wheels
• Mechanical transmissions
• Hydraulic transmissions
• Highway vehicle tires and wheels
• Drive trains and final drives
• Differentials
• Brake system

Personal Suitability

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