Heavy Equipment Technician Full-time Job
Maintenance & Repair Fort McMurrayJob Details
Do you want to work with and be responsible for maintaining the biggest mining equipment as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic at Suncor? You will use your technical knowledge and strong understanding of equipment maintenance to support our mine maintenance team in Fort McMurray.
Minimum Requirements:
- Two years of post-apprenticeship experience maintaining mining heavy equipment
- Experience with Caterpillar (CAT) auxiliary equipment, and Komatsu haul trucks
- A valid Alberta Journeyperson Heavy Equipment Technician (Off Road) Certificate or an Interprovincial Red Seal Journeyperson Heavy Duty Equipment Technician (Off Road) Certificate; attach your Journeyperson or red seal tickets with your application to be considered
- A High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
- Possess a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record
Responsibilities:
- Safely perform maintenance on and operate company provided equipment
- Run maintenance repairs on our equipment, including troubleshooting hydraulic systems, engines, transmissions, and electronics
- Remove and replace major components (engines, transmissions, wheel motors, etc.)
- Ensure that preventative maintenance guidelines are adhered to and maintain complete and accurate records for the technical and preventative aspects of this position
- Participate in post-event failure analysis and root cause discussions to develop solutions
- Execute all planned maintenance inspections and repairs on all types of heavy and auxiliary equipment
- Build practices and procedures for repairs and implement approved modifications for the heavy equipment and auxiliary fleet
Location and other Key Details:
- You will work out of our Base Plant Mine in Fort McMurray, Alberta
- The shift schedule is a six days on/six days off rotation (three days on, three nights on, six days off; 12-hour shifts)
- This position is safety sensitive
- You will be required to perform some heavy lifting, use of ladders and working on elevated work sites such as scaffolds and towers with the ability to perform in a variety of different environments both indoor and outdoor as well as within confined spaces
- If you reside outside of Fort McMurray, relocation of your primary residence to within 60 km of Fort McMurray is mandatory
