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Heavy Duty Mechanic - Agricultural
Employer
Douglas Lake Equipment Limited PartnershipDate Posted
August 28, 2024Languages
English-
Location Grande Prairie, AB
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Earnings $40.00 to $45.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Sep 27, 2024
Employer
Douglas Lake Equipment Limited Partnership
Languages
English
Education
- Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- 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
- 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
- Perform other routine maintenance
Supervision
Heavy duty equipment mechanics
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Agricultural Equipment Technician Red Seal Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Equipment and machinery experience
Hydraulic components
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
- Wheel-mounted vehicle suspension and steering
- Off-road vehicle tires and wheels
- Differentials
- Brake system
Transportation/travel information
Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Manual dexterity
- Overtime required
Weight handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
Tools
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Team player
- Organized
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Experience
Experience an asset
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
Long-term care insurance
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Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working with hand and power tools to adjust equipment and repair and replace defective parts, components and systems
- METHODICAL
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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
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Interest in analyzing to diagnose faults and malfunctions, using computerized and other testing equipment, to determine extent of repair required
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