Job details
- JobBank Id: 41880295
- JobSeekr Id: 260091
- Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanic
- Whitehorse, YT
- 12 Boulder Road
- Full time
- Mercer Contracting
- $45.00 to $50.00
- 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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Other trades certificate or diploma - or equivalent experience
Experience
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
Work setting
- Various locations
- 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
- Welding experience
- Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers’ specifications
- Attach components and adjust new farm equipment
- Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work
- Perform repair work on heavy trucks
- Service attachments and working tools
- Verify and repair emission control systems
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician Red Seal Endorsement
Experience and specialization
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
- Cable-operated working attachments
- Hydraulic-operated working attachments
- Compressors
- Pumps
- Telescopic ladder
- Electric generators
- Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
Mechanical maintenance and repair specialization
- Mechanical transmissions
- Drive trains and final drives
- Hydraulic transmissions
- Power take-offs
- Tracked vehicle suspensions and steering
- Wheel-mounted vehicle suspension and steering
- Highway vehicle tires and wheels
- Off-road vehicle tires and wheels
- Differentials
- Brake system
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Driver’s validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player