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Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician

Employer

Go Time Energy Services Ltd

Date Posted

August 30, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Grande Prairie, AB
  • Earnings $45.00 to $65.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 55 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Sep 29, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Go Time Energy Services Ltd

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

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
  • Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts
  • Keep maintenance reports and documentation
  • Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers' specifications
  • Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work
  • Perform repair work on heavy trucks
  • Perform other routine maintenance

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
  • Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel
  • 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

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Organized

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Night shift premium

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site housing options
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Variable or compressed work week

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician 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

Reading Interest Codes
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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