Heavy Equipment Technician

Job Title: Heavy Equipment Technician
Location: Northern B.C
Base Rate:$62.50/hr.
OT:4 hours daily paid out at $93.75/hr.
Schedule:14X14 - 12 hour days
Night Shift Premium: $1.25/hr.
Accommodations: Camp accommodations
Flights Paid: Yes, fly into the location from any major airport in Canada
Tools Provided: Tools will be provided
Travel Time: Paid to and from the site daily and at each end of your set

About Us:

Big Country Equipment is a BC-based heavy equipment service repair company that works with resource-based customers in the construction, forestry, mining, and oil and gas sectors in Western Canada. Big Country Equipment was formed in 2017. We have grown rapidly from a one-truck operation to over 100 employees and a fleet of over 30 fully tooled service trucks, taking care of customers throughout Western Canada 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We are looking for self-starters who are career-minded, ready, and willing to get the job done in a safe, positive manner, and must be able to work professionally with co-workers and customers. This job is in many locations across BC, and the Yukon and we are mainly servicing open pit mining operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect, troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair, various types, and brands of heavy equipment.
• Utilize computerized and other testing equipment to determine repairs and create detailed service reports.
• Transmission and drive-train repairs: repairing or replacing transmission components, differential gears, and drive shafts.
• Interpret and complete both scheduled and unscheduled work orders.
• Contribute to the ongoing reliability of all heavy equipment and complete preventative maintenance requirements.
• Test repaired equipment to verify proper maintenance.
• Make recommendations regarding repairs and methods for improvement.

Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of recent experience working in the field preferably working out of a service truck working with off-road construction and mining equipment.
• Experience with mining equipment will be considered an asset.
• Machine brands preferably worked on are Hitachi, CAT, John Deere, Komatsu.
• Must be a Journeyman Heavy Duty Off-Road Technician.
• Red Seal needed.
• Solid experience diagnosing and troubleshooting.

All Successful Candidates Must:

• Be proficient in English, both verbal and written.
• Have a valid Class 5 Driver’s License.
• Pass a Criminal Record check.
• Provide a clean 5-year driver’s abstract.
• Pass an 8-panel drug test (including marijuana) and alcohol breath test.
• Be able to lift 50 lbs. comfortably.
• Not be seeking sub-contractor roles (we are not offering sub-contractor opportunities at this time).

We want to thank everyone for applying, however, only applicants that possess the required knowledge and experience will be contacted for an interview.