heavy-duty equipment technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Instruct apprentices
• 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
• Service attachments and working tools
• Verify and repair emission control systems
• Perform other routine maintenance
• Read blueprints and electrical schematics
• Read and interpret work orders

Supervision

• Heavy duty equipment mechanics

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Agricultural Equipment Technician Red Seal Certificate
• Driver’s License (Class 3 or D)

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

• Hydraulic-operated working attachments
• Pumps

Mechanical maintenance and repair specialization

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

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel internationally
• Valid driver’s licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available