Description - 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
Personal Qualities - You will make a significant investment in tools
- You will work both indoors and outdoors repairing equipment
- You enjoy working to close and exacting tolerances
- You have the stamina to be on your feet for long periods of time and are able to bend down and reach up frequently
- You use physical strength on the job
- You like to learn new things on a consistent basis
- You like working with computers and computerized equipment
- Review Essential Skills profile for additional skills required srv108.services.gc.ca/english/profiles/7.shtml
Career Opportunities - Heavy duty equipment technicians work 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, by heavy equipment dealers, rental and service establishments, and by railway transport companies and urban transit systems
- Heavy duty equipment technicians 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
Educational/Training Requirements - The minimum entry for apprenticeship is Grade 12
- Completion of a 6,280 hour apprenticeship program is required
- If you have completed 7,000 hours of on the job experience/training but have not completed the apprenticeship program you may be eligible to challenge the Certificate of Qualification
Training Availability Trade Related Programs Motive Power Techniques - Heavy Equipment
Fleming College - Lindsay Campus
www.flemingcollege.com Apprenticeship Training Centennial College - Ashtonbee Campus
P.O. Box 631, Station A
Scarborough ON M1K 5E9
416-289-5000
www.centennialcollege.ca/transportation Potential Earnings - Apprentices start according to individual company rates and progress along the company’s wage scale over time
- Wages1 range from $13.00 to $34.00 an hour, excluding overtime, with journeypersons usually earning the higher end of the pay scale
Prospects For Employment - Employment is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 20092
- Most tradespersons work full time for a single employer
Financial Incentives - Employers who employ first, second and third year apprentices can apply for the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit
- Employers who employ first and second year apprentices can apply for the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
- Apprentices are able to apply for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
- Apprentices may also be able to apply for the Tradesperson's Tools Tax Deduction
Additional Information Job Futures
www.jobfutures.ca/noc/7312.shtml National Occupational Classification
www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/ Apprenticeship Subject Pathways
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/training/apprenticeship/skills/pathwaye.pdf
Automotive Jobs
www.automotivejobs.ca Canadian Automotive Repair and Service (CARS)
www.carsyouth.ca/index.cfm?v=6
www.cars-council.ca/ 1www.labourmarketinformation.ca
2www.ontariojobfutures.ca/profile7321.html Updated December 2008
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