Heavy-Duty Mechanic

Location

Airdrie, AB | Canada

Job description

ShearForce Equipment and Work Truck West are on the hunt for a Heavy-Duty Mechanic at our Airdrie, Alberta Location!

As a Heavy-Duty Mechanic for ShearForce, you would be responsible for the installation, service, maintenance, and repair of hydraulic excavator attachments including hydraulic hammers, compactors, demolition tools, and associated equipment such as excavators, backhoes, skid steers, hydraulic tools. A major component of this type of work includes hydraulic plumbing and the installation of auxiliary hydraulic circuits on excavators and other earthmoving equipment.

As a Service Technician for Work Truck West, you would be responsible for the service, maintenance, and repair of truck-mounted equipment including hydraulic and engine-driven compressors, hydraulic equipment and controls, truck-mounted stiff boom, and articulating cranes.

This opportunity may be perfect for you if you can see yourself taking on new challenges in this unique and specialized focus area of heavy-duty mechanics. As a representative of our team working directly with customers, you will be complementing our outstanding ability to support the products we sell through hydraulic setups, service, maintenance, and repairs, and reassuring our customers that we are here to meet their equipment needs and be active supporting partners in their success.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity for the right candidate who is a master troubleshooter and appreciates working with a supportive and knowledgeable team to come in and make a difference right from the start. We are proud to be able to offer competitive wages and an excellent benefits package to our team members.

This position will operate from our shop located at 512 East Lake Rd NE Airdrie, AB with work in the field.

Responsibilities:

• Support the products we sell through hydraulic setups, service, maintenance, and repairs.
• Excellent customer service and communication in person, on the phone, and in email.

Requirements:

• Heavy-Duty Mechanics Trade Certification or enrollment in an apprenticeship program.
• Experience in a heavy-duty mechanic shop.
• Experience with hydraulic plumbing and attachment setups is considered an asset.
• Excellent troubleshooting/problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• A commitment to customer satisfaction with pride in good workmanship.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work quickly within tight schedules.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Good computer literacy skills.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

Experience in each of the following is considered an asset:

• Welding skills.
• Hydraulics and diagnostics skills pertaining to excavation equipment and attachments.
• 12/24-volt troubleshooting.
• Advanced mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge and experience with hydraulic compressors and engine-driven compressors, hydraulic equipment, and controls.
• Knowledge and experience with small engine repair (Diesel and Gas)

This position is full-time and permanent and starts ASAP. Work hours Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with opportunities for overtime.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered after the probationary period includes:

• Safe and supportive work environment.
• Basic and extended health, including massage therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, and more extended benefits.
• Basic dental.
• Medical Services Plan (MSP) for yourself and all eligible dependents.
• Prescription drug coverage.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick days.
• Paid vacation is available in the first year of employment.
• Year-round employment with opportunities for overtime.
• Opportunities for training and development.
• Encouragement of a healthy work/life balance.

Please respond to this posting and include your resume when applying. While we welcome all applications, we will only contact those candidates whose knowledge, skills, and abilities align closely with the requirements of the position.

Visit our websites at worktruckwest.com and shearforce.ca for more information about our company. Follow us on social media: Work Truck West on Facebook, ShearForce Equipment on Facebook, and on Instagram @work_truck_west and @shearforce_equipment. Check out our video on YouTube to see why we do what we do every day to make first-class work trucks and meet our customers' needs.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $38.00 to $45.00 /hour depending on skill level.

About Work Truck West:

Work Truck West is your one-stop shop for all your medium-duty work truck equipment needs. At Work Truck West, we pride ourselves on figuring out exactly what you need your work truck to do for you and getting you to work in your new truck as quickly as possible. We maintain an inventory of truck chassis and work bodies at our shop, getting you in the truck of your dreams sooner than you think. We also offer financing options as well so you can be assured of the financial aspects of your new truck purchase.ShearForce's goal is simple — to seek out the best of the best and make it available to you. Our top suppliers include LaBounty, Xcentric, Shearex, Gilbert, Rammer, Stanley, and Simex. We’ve also introduced our own ShearForce branded hammers, shears, rotating/fixed pulverizers, grapples, static rippers, magnets, post drivers, compactors, and mowers that offer power and durability. In our never-ending search for high-productivity attachments, we’ve also added hydraulic rippers and crusher buckets to our inventory. In order to support better utilization of our specialized attachments, we’ve included ready-to-work rental excavator packages. All our hydraulic attachments are available for rent allowing our customers to take on more specialized short-term projects without the full cost of ownership.

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Salary

$38 - $45 per hour