Job title: Heavy Equipment Technician
Company: Great West Equipment
Expected salary:
Location: Whitehorse, YT
Heavy Equipment Technician Job Details:
Heavy Equipment Technician
Great West Equipment
10 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, YT
Succeeding in business is about more than selling great products. If you want to make a real impact, you have to provide something special to the community, and make accountability and integrity your number one priority.
We’re Great West Equipment, and we do just that. We’re a privately owned heavy equipment machine business consisting of eleven branches that operate throughout every region of British Columbia and the Yukon. We are the Volvo distributor for British Columbia and the Yukon, and our product line also includes, Metso crushing and screening equipment, Timberpro feller bunchers, Sennebogen material handlers, and Madill forestry products. The driving force behind our organization is the sincere commitment to our people, their focus on exceeding customers’ expectations and the values that we live by every day:
BALANCE INTEGRITY GROWTH COMMITMENT ACCOUNTABILITY RESPECT
Now we’re looking to add a new member to our growing team: someone who is organized, enjoys a fast-paced environment, and thrives on continuous learning.
You’ll love working here…….
As our Heavy Equipment Technician, you’ll play an integral role in performing major diagnostics, major repairs and servicing, and preventative maintenance for all off-road equipment in fleet with minimal supervision. You’ll close the loop by completing the required reports and documentation. You are responsible for providing the highest quality of service and complying with the company’s established policies and procedures including procurement of parts and materials. This position may be responsible for developing and coaching apprentices.
What’s in it for you……
We’re a growing business in an exciting industry, and we’re a family. This is a full-time, permanent position paying $50.96 and all overtime is double time. We offer a competitive compensation package, which includes full health and dental, plus a company sponsored RRSP plan of $3.50/hour. We promote continued education by providing frequent in-house OEM training to keep you up to date with advancing technology.
With options to work 14/14 shifts you can achieve a work/life balance while taking advantage of an incredible opportunity to maximize earnings.
You’re going to have an amazing feeling of fulfilment when your efforts drive us to become each customer’s first choice for equipment, parts, and service.
Success looks like this ……
- “Service First”. It’s our company slogan and you are driven to support external and internal customers with exceptional solutions. You’ll recognize that our customers’ livelihoods depend on the service they receive from our team.
- Certification. You have done the hard work and training required to earn certification as a Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician and you’re ready to apply all that you have learned to make Great West Equipment your customers’ first choice.
- Critical Thinking. You cut to the chase by collecting and examining technical information and make decisions on what is relevant in order to pinpoint issues with mechanical systems. You will have an in-depth understanding of diagnostic tools, how to access product information, and you’ll be proficient in providing solutions to problems in a timely manner with minimal assistance. As well you will thrive on the challenge of troubleshooting and possess the ability to read various system diagrams
- Experience. Including your apprenticeship, you have a minimum of 5 years’ experience with off-road heavy equipment. Knowledge of Volvo equipment systems and repairs would be an asset. We expect that you will have basic knowledge of computer applications, you are committed to continuous learning, and you have a strong technical background and the capability to communicate effectively with other technicians, customers and supervisors regarding parts and service. The language required for this work is English.
- Mentorship. Listen actively and perform competence analysis of apprentice technicians. Identify areas for them to improve and provide on the job training to assist in their development.
- Safety Minded. First and foremost – you work safely, following all safety programs and procedures – every time. We have adopted best practices when developing our systems and procedures and you’ll become a champion for consistently staying in the lines. Working at customers’ sites means that you’ll also need to learn and follow their safety programs.
- Organization. This is a detail-oriented position and you have already developed personal systems for organizing your work, ensuring you are prepared with information, parts and specialty tooling prior to attending a worksite.
- Mobile and Flexible. Work may take place in the field at mine sites, logging sites, construction sites or pipelines in the Yukon. Occasionally, we may require you to work at one of our other branches located in Fort St John, Prince George, Terrace, Williams Lake, Campbell River, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Vernon or Cranbrook, B.C. It’s a great opportunity to explore B.C. and the Yukon!
If you are up to this incredible opportunity, don’t hesitate to apply right now!
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Contact Jaynee McIntyre (250) 549-4232
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