Heavy Equipment Technician

Duties

Heavy Equipment Technicians maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy vehicles and industrial equipment, both towed and self-propelled.

Maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment may include:

• Internal combustion engines and components, both stationary and mobile
• Tracked equipment, commonly called crawler tractors
• Digging equipment and components, including rippers, ditchers, backhoes, trenchers and similar equipment
• Towed earth moving equipment, commonly called scrapers
• Self-propelled earth moving equipment, commonly called motor scrapers
• Rubber tyred equipment, commonly called tractors
• On-highway and off-highway motor vehicles, commonly called trucks
• Towed on-highway and off-highway vehicles, commonly called trailers

In general, heavy equipment technicians:

• Interpret work orders and technical manuals
• Keep equipment cleaned, lubricated and maintained
• Diagnose faults or malfunctions
• Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems
• Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that the work done meets manufacturers' specifications and legislated regulations
• Write service reports

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