Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics-Immigration

7312 Description of Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

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.

Here is a list of Example Titles of this occupation.

apprentice farm equipment mechanic
apprentice farm machinery mechanic
apprentice mechanic, diesel engines
apprentice mechanic, farm equipment
apprentice mechanic, farm machinery
backhoe mechanic
caterpillar tractor repairer
combination mechanic, heavy equipment
construction equipment mechanic
construction equipment repairman/woman
crane repairer
crane service technician
diesel engine mechanic
diesel engine mechanic – heavy equipment
diesel engine mechanic apprentice
diesel engine repairman/woman – railway
diesel locomotive repairman/woman
diesel mechanic
diesel mechanic – heavy equipment
diesel mechanic apprentice
dredge mechanic
dredge repairer
earthmoving equipment mechanic
excavating equipment mechanic
farm equipment mechanic
farm equipment technician
farm machinery mechanic
farm tractor mechanic
farm tractor repairer
felling equipment mechanic
field mechanic, heavy equipment
fuel injection unit servicer – diesel
grading equipment mechanic
heavy diesel engine mechanic
heavy equipment combination mechanic
heavy equipment field mechanic
heavy equipment inspector-repairer
heavy equipment mechanic
heavy equipment mechanic – diesel engine
heavy mobile equipment repairer

heavy mobile equipment repairman/woman
heavy mobile logging equipment mechanic
heavy mobile mining equipment mechanic
heavy-duty equipment mechanic
heavy-duty equipment mechanic apprentice
heavy-duty equipment technician
heavy-duty equipment technician apprentice
inspector-repairer, heavy equipment
journeyman/woman heavy-duty equipment mechanic
locomotive mechanic
locomotive repairman/woman, diesel
mechanic, backhoe
mechanic, construction equipment
mechanic, earthmoving equipment
mechanic, excavating equipment
mechanic, farm equipment
mechanic, farm machinery
mechanic, farm tractors
mechanic, heavy diesel engines
mechanic, heavy equipment
mechanic, heavy equipment – diesel engine
mechanic, locomotive
mechanic, mobile logging equipment
mechanic, mobile mining equipment
mechanic, repairer
mechanic, sideboom
mechanic, tractor
mine locomotive repairman/woman
mobile farm equipment mechanic
mobile farm machinery repairer
paving equipment mechanic
power shovel mechanic
repairer, farm tractors
repairman/woman, diesel locomotives – railway
sideboom mechanic
tractor mechanic
tractor mechanic, farm
tractor repairer, farm
wheelwright, farm machinery

Main duties

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.

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a three- to five-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in heavy equipment repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Heavy-duty equipment mechanic trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.

Farm equipment mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified heavy-duty equipment technicians and farm equipment mechanics.

Additionally, applicants with experience in the following occupations may also be considered under this NOC depending on the specifics of the main duties performed:

Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textile) (7311)
Motor vehicle diesel engine mechanics (in 7321 Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers)
Supervisors of heavy equipment mechanics (in 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades)