Heavy Equipment Mechanic

The Home Depot Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Stock purchase plan

Tool and safety shoe allowance

Company vehicle + equipment

Job summary

The Home Depot Canada is seeking a Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) to serve as the technical SME for Large Equipment maintenance, inspections, and repairs across store locations. In this mobile role, you will support TRC associates, MSTs, and customers to keep the fleet safe and rental-ready.

You will plan your workflow, balance fleet objectives with real-time customer needs, and operate with a day-to-day independent rhythm in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• Current Trade Certification as Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician/Mechanic (Provincial Journeyman or Interprovincial Red Seal). Must maintain MEWP certifications.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant heavy equipment experience or similar fields.
• Ability to read and understand complex mechanical/hydraulic/electrical repair manuals.
• Valid clean driver's license and ability to pass background checks.
• Must provide own standard tools of the trade.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair of large equipment fleet (gas/diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical, braking, fuel systems).
• Perform preventative maintenance, inspections, and pre-delivery checks; coordinate deployments and transfers.
• Maintain asset tracking, GPS, and safety compliance; ensure safe operation of delivery trucks and trailers.
• Create and manage service orders, parts orders, and labor entries in D365 and mobile platforms.
• Provide hands-on training and support to TRC associates; respond to urgent service calls within set timelines.

Skills

Action Oriented

Communicates Effectively

Customer Focus

Education

Heavy-D Duty Equipment Technician Certification (Journeyman/Red Seal)

Tools

D365

Job description

As a Heavy Equipment Technician (HET), you will serve as the dedicated technical subject matter expert for all rental Large Equipment (LE) maintenance, inspections, and repairs across your assigned store locations. In this mobile role, you will provide critical technical expertise to store Tool Rental Center (TRC) associates, Mobile Service Technicians, and customers to ensure our fleet is safe and rental-ready. You will have the day-to-day independence to plan and coordinate your own workflow, balancing the prioritization of fleet business objectives with real-time customer service demands, allowing you to manage your stores effectively.

Required:

Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician/Mechanic (Provincial Journeyman or Interprovincial Red Seal). Maintain Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) certifications.

Why Join Us:

• Comprehensive Health and dental benefits.
• Success Sharing, Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Dedicated Tool, Uniform, and Safety Shoe Allowance.
• Company provided service vehicle, corporate credit card (for fuel/parts), laptop, and smartphone.
• Stable, regular daytime shifts with minimal overnight travel (less than 15%).

Key Responsibilities:

• Diagnostics & Major Repairs: Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair advanced mechanical issues across the large equipment fleet, including gas/diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical, braking, and fuel systems.
• Fleet Management & Mobility: Execute routine preventative maintenance, store/lift inspections, and pre-delivery inspections (PDI). Coordinate equipment deployments, store-to-store transfers, and auctions as required.
• Asset Protection & Compliance: Ensure asset tracking accuracy, maintain operational GPS systems, and enforce 3 points of security on all towable equipment. Certified to safely operate delivery trucks and tow tandem-axle trailers.
• Tech-Driven Workflows: Formulate service strategies alongside Mobile Service Technicians (MSTs). Complete all parts orders, labor tracking, and work orders efficiently in D365 and corporate mobile platforms.
• Downtime & Parts Management: Diagnose and order replacement parts within 48 hours of equipment being sidelined to minimize downtime, immediately notifying the Regional Rental Manager (RRM) of any delays.
• Associate Training & Customer Support: Actively partner with Tool Rental Center (TRC) associates to provide customer solutions and deliver hands-on training on large equipment standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Rapid Field Response: Resolve urgent customer service calls by providing email updates, coordinating repair logistics, and arriving on-site within 24 hours.
• Safety & Transport Standards: Work in strict compliance with Home Depot safety protocols, safe lifting/driving techniques, and Hazmat procedures. Maintain flawless Ministry of Transportation compliance via Samsara Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) for driver logs and vehicle inspections.
• Action Oriented
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus

Skills:

• Certification: Current Trade Certification as a Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician/Mechanic (Provincial Journeyman or Interprovincial Red Seal). Must maintain Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) certifications.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant heavy equipment experience, light industrial, or oil & gas mechanical work experience.
• Technical Mastery: Proven ability to read and understand complex technical repair and parts manuals (mechanical, hydraulic, electrical).
• Driving & Transport Skills: Comfort driving service vehicles delivery trucks, towing tandem axle utility trailers, and a solid understanding of safe load securement and tie-downs. Must hold a valid clean drivers record, driver's license and pass a background check.
• Tools: Must provide your own standard tools of the trade.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position reports to the Regional Rental Manager

Travel Requirements:

• May require overnight travel less than 15% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform physical demands typical of the trade (lifting up to 50 lbs, bending, kneeling, crawling under or climbing on top of equipment).
• Willingness to work outdoors in variable Canadian weather conditions and around dirt, grease, and high-traffic store areas.