What the posting asks for

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Hours and terms

• Full time, Permanent employment

Usually needed for this kind of work

• Completion of a three- to five-year apprenticeship program ora combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in heavy equipment repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified heavy duty equipment technicians and agricultural equipment technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• 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

About the employer

• Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region