Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians maintain, service and overhaul large mobile equipment used in construction, mining, forestry, and other material handling applications.

What do Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians do on the job?

• Check bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy construction, 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.
• Service attachments and working tools.

For further details about this occupation, please see the High School to Apprenticeship, or find it on this website under “Resources.”

HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN DOWNLOADS

• Entrance Requirements for Apprenticeship Training
• A Guide to Course Content
• On-the-Job Training Guide
• Interprovincial Journeyperson Examination Information
• Level One Examination Information
• Level Two Examination Information
• Heavy Duty Equipment Technician - Verify Trade Experience (Form 6A)
• Red Seal Written Examination Study Guide
• Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Infographic