Heavy Duty Crane Technician

Lanco Group of Companies; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in heavy equipment maintenance is seeking a Heavy Duty Mechanic. The role involves maintaining and repairing cranes, requiring a Red Seal certification and a strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting background. The candidate must be safety-minded and willing to work in diverse environments, including at heights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in repairing cranes or telescopic lifting equipment.
• Valid driver's license and passport required.
• Willingness to travel and work at various heights.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repairs on cranes and heavy equipment.
• Supply service documentation and train lower-level technicians.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Skills

Mechanical Troubleshooting

Electrical Troubleshooting

Hydraulic Systems Knowledge

Teamwork

Safety Awareness

Education

Red Seal Endorsed Heavy Duty Mechanic

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Perform maintenance and repairs of cranes and other heavy equipment with limited or no supervision in a highly skilled, safe, and professional manner.

Essential Functions :

• Maintenance and repair of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems on a variety of company owned and customer’s equipment while using a high degree of independent judgment.
• Supplying service documentation
• Training of lower-level technicians
• Use schematics and diagrams to supply repairs on cranes
• Ensure compliance in all safety, health, and environmental regulations, policies, and procedures for a goal of zero incidents and injuries.
• Communicate consistently on all activities to key individuals (internal & external).
• Maintain ongoing communication and adhere to all Companywide policies to eliminate and / or reduce exposure to liability.
• Participates as needed in special projects or work as assigned
• Maintain and repair mobile Rough Terrain, All Terrain, and Crawler Cranes.
• Supply certified crane inspections

Experience / Training / Education :

Red Seal Endorsed Heavy Duty Journeyman or a Level 3 or above registered apprentice with a High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 +years of experience in troubleshooting, repairing, and supporting preferable cranes or telescopic lifting equipment.

Valid driver’s license and passport.

Highly developed mechanical and electrical troubleshooting background, particularly with an emphasis on cranes, extensive knowledge of crane equipment, an advanced understanding of schematics and diagrams on mobile cranes, own the tools applicable to position, and show strong teamwork, verbal, and written skills. Factory training certifications a plus but not needed. We offer factory training to increase your knowledge.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

Capability to lead, teach and share knowledge with others. Willingness to travel at will throughout assigned region when called upon. Willingness to work at various heights. Safety minded / oriented. Requires knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical assemblies and testing experience; Requires an eye for detail. Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products and other data systems; Ability to meet deadlines; to understand and follow written and verbal instructions; Ability to understand and follow posted work rules and procedures.

Physical and Environmental Elements :

This is a field service classification and employees work in a factory environment or in a field with exposure to noise, machinery, and weather. Accurate hand / eye coordination is required. Finger dexterity is required, as well as hand strength, with the ability to grasp, lift, push and pull; access, enter and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, typewriter keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment Work involves considerable standing, walking, climbing, crawling, driving, reading, seeing, hearing, speaking, concentrating, communicating, stooping, bending, or sitting for extended periods of time. May lift parts weighing up to 50 pounds and have exposure to working at heights. Potential for travel in other locations around the country. The ability to work overtime is necessary.

Lanco is an equal opportunity employer. All employment-related decisions, including but not limited to hiring, compensation, promotion, discipline (including termination), evaluation, training, and development opportunities, etc., are made without discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender-related identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, military status, protected disability, citizenship, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.