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Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician

Employer

Heavy Metal Equipment and Rentals

Date Posted

August 06, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Fort MacKay, AB
  • Earnings $49.62 to $55.90 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 2,184 hours per year
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 20  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Aug 27, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Heavy Metal Equipment and Rentals

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Various locations

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
  • 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
  • Service attachments and working tools
  • Verify and repair emission control systems

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

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
  • Electric generators

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

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Night shift premium
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • Other benefits
  • Transportation provided by employer

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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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

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