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Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanic

Employer

DB Kidd Transport

Date Posted

May 01, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Fort McMurray, AB
  • Earnings $40.00 to $50.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 50 to 70 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 29, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

DB Kidd Transport

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work setting

Staff accommodation available

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
  • Perform repair work on heavy trucks
  • Service attachments and working tools
  • Verify and repair emission control systems
  • Assist process and machine operators in mineral ore and metal processing
  • Perform other routine maintenance

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Agricultural Equipment Technician Red Seal Certificate
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
  • Automotive Service Licence (310S)
  • Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

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

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

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test
  • Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Manual dexterity
  • Overtime required
  • Sound discrimination
  • 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
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

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

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanic is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working with hand and power tools to adjust equipment and repair and replace defective parts, components and systems

METHODICAL

Interest in cleaning, lubricating and performing other routine maintenance work, and in servicing attachments and working tools such as harvesting and tillage equipment, blades, ploughs, winches and side booms

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing to diagnose faults and malfunctions, using computerized and other testing equipment, to determine extent of repair required

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A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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