Major's Contracting Ltd. is actively seeking qualified Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Apprentices to start immediately. This is a full time permanent position located primarily in Deer Lake, NL.
The successful candidate must be currently enrolled in a recognized Heavy Equipment Technician apprenticeship program and actively working toward their Journeyperson/Red Seal certification. Relevant hands-on experience with heavy equipment maintenance and repairs is considered an asset.
Duties:
- Confer with the Maintenance Supervisor regarding all repairs and the extent of repairs required.
- Complete preventative maintenance inspections.
- Check or diagnose equipment to evaluate performance and to detect faults, breaks, or malfunctions.
- Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that repairs have been completed to acceptable standards.
- Assist in maintaining service records.
- Changing hydraulic hoses, fuelling, lubricating, and performing other routine maintenance work.
Schedule: The maintenance facility operates on a 2 week, alternating schedule. Week 1: 6 days on 1 day off. Week 2: 4 days on 3 days off. Overtime after 10 hours/day.
Wage follows the apprenticeship scale with Y1 making 60% of Journeyperson wage, to Y4 making 90%.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $24.00-$36.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Vision care