ASSEMBLE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 421A

Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

A Heavy Duty Equipment Technician inspects, diagnoses, troubleshoots, repairs, and verifies the repair of heavy duty equipment. They work on different types of heavy duty equipment such as draft shaft drive axle assemblies, final drive, structure components and accessories, tires, wheels, frames and undercarriages, and ground engaging equipment and attachments. Specifically, a Heavy Duty Equipment Technician:

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RED SEAL TRADENON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOCONSTRUCTION / BUILDING SYSTEMS
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician working safely in a representative workplace

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WHY THE WORK MATTERS

Skilled diagnosis keeps the machines behind construction, mining and forestry productive.

Heavy duty equipment technicians inspect, diagnose, repair and verify engines, powertrains, hydraulic, electrical, braking, steering and structural systems on large mobile machinery.

7,000 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$75,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Red Seal tradenationally recognized standard

EXPLORE IN ORDER

Four questions. One clearer next step.

WHERE THE WORK LIVES

Real settings for real work

construction equipment dealersmines and quarriesforestry operationsmunicipal and contractor fleetsfield-service operations

EVIDENCE BASE

Sources & verification

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