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Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics  (NOC 7312)
Red Deer Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics repair, troubleshoot, adjust, overhaul and maintain mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, forestry, mining, oil and gas, material handling, landscaping, land clearing, farming and similar activities. They are employed by companies which own and operate heavy equipment, and by heavy equipment dealers, rental and service establishments, and railway transport companies and urban transit systems.

construction equipment mechanic, diesel mechanic – heavy equipment, farm equipment mechanic, heavy equipment mechanic, heavy mobile logging equipment mechanic, heavy mobile mining equipment mechanic, heavy-duty equipment mechanic apprentice, heavy-duty equipment technician, locomotive mechanic, tractor mechanic.

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Check bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy construction, agricultural, logging and mining equipment for proper performance 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, components or systems, using hand and power tools
  • Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers' specifications
  • Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment
  • Service attachments and working tools such as harvesting and tillage equipment, blades, ploughs, winches and side booms
  • May perform repair work on heavy trucks
  • May attach components and adjust new farm equipment.

Heavy-duty and farm equipment mechanics may specialize in specific types of machinery such as combines or tracked vehicles, or in engine overhaul, power shift transmissions, fuel injection, hydraulics or electronics.

Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Red Deer, Blackfalds, Innisfail, Lacombe, Penhold, Ponoka, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake

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Jobs for Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics in Red Deer Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 21 job postings in Red Deer Region.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the regional level.
Date Posted Job Title Employer Location Source
2013-05-18 heavy equipment mechanic FERUS
  • Red Deer
  • Blackfalds
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-16 Heavy equipment mechanic (.) Doc's Mechanical Heavy Duty & Auto Services
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-16 Heavy equipment mechanic (Automotive) Doc's Mechanical Heavy Duty & Auto Services
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-16 Heavy-duty equipment mechanic (Agriculture Equipment Mechanic) Moody's Equipment
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-16 Mechanic, heavy equipment (Heavy Duty Mechanic (35-062)) Cervus Equipment
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-16 heavy equipment mechanic UNITED RENTALS INC.
  • Red Deer
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-05-14 Heavy equipment mechanic (Agricultural Technician Service Truck) PENTAGON FARM CENTRE LTD
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-14 Heavy equipment mechanic (Agricultural Service Technician) PENTAGON FARM CENTRE LTD
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-14 Heavy equipment mechanic (Agricultural Service Technician) PENTAGON FARM CENTRE LTD
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-13 Heavy equipment mechanic (Service Mechanics) Brandt Tractor Ltd.
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-13 Heavy equipment field mechanic (Field Service Technician) Brandt Tractor Ltd.
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-13 Heavy-duty equipment mechanic (3rd Year - Journeyman) Northside Construction Partnership
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-13 Heavy equipment mechanic Clean Harbors Of Canada
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-10 Heavy equipment mechanic (Licenced Heavy-duty Mechanic) Hi-way 9 Express Ltd
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-08 Mechanic, construction equipment (Heavy duty equipment technician) Wajax Equipment
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-07 Heavy-duty equipment mechanic Calfrac Well Services Ltd.
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-06 Heavy equipment mechanic (Agricultural Technician) PENTAGON FARM CENTRE LTD
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-03 Heavy-duty equipment mechanic Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School Ltd.
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-03 Heavy equipment field mechanic (Shop or Field - #2390) Maizis & Miller Consultants
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-04-30 Heavy equipment mechanic - diesel engine (Heavy Duty Journeyman Diesel Mechanic) Key Agventures Inc
  • Red Deer
Job Bank Job Bank

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