Heavy Equipment Service Technician

If you would like the ability to work anywhere and use your mechanical aptitude, the Heavy Equipment Service Technician program is for you. You learn to diagnose, repair, adjust, overhaul, maintain, operate and test mobile, heavy duty off-road equipment. As a Heavy Equipment Technician, you will possess a full range of knowledge, ability and skill that is transferrable across a number of industries. Mechanical and mathematical aptitude, an ability to communicate effectively, the ability to work with little or no supervision, function as a team player and to plan and work sequentially, are characteristics that may describe you.

• High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency

As a graduate of this program, you may be employed wherever heavy equipment is sold, serviced or repaired. This includes equipment dealers, garages, railways, provincial and municipal departments, and forestry, mining, and construction companies.

7312 - Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7321 - Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers

• Workplace Safety
• Diesel Engines
• Hydraulic Systems
• Blades, Buckets and Undercarriages
• Brake Systems
• Electrical Systems
• Vehicle Service
• Welding and Cutting
• Shop Practice
• Workplace Essential Skills

Heavy equipment technicians work in the full-range of environmental conditions; from comfortable shops to remote sites where inclement weather can affect your performance. Good physical condition and agility are important because the work often requires considerable standing, bending, crawling, lifting, climbing, pulling and reaching. Students must be highly literate in the English language, both written and oral.