Vehicle Technician

Canadian Armed Forces; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national defense organization is seeking a Vehicle Technician to maintain and repair land vehicles as part of their operations. The ideal candidate must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old, and have completed Grade 10 education. This role offers competitive salary and benefits, along with paid training and vacation opportunities. Experience in vehicle maintenance and specialized tools is essential.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid education and training

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Pension plan

Relocation support services

Qualifications

• Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
• At least 18 years old (or 17 with parental consent).
• Completed Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and overhaul vehicles.
• Drive various types of vehicles, including tank transporters.
• Perform recovery operations for land forces vehicles.

Skills

Inspecting and repairing vehicles

Use of specialized tools

Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment

Driving various vehicle types

Education

Grade 10 Applied Math

Grade 10 Science

Job description

Opportunity

Do you love working with and fixing vehicles? Do you want a career where you can work with your hands? As a Vehicle Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll be responsible for maintaining, repairing and overhauling land vehicles as part of the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Pay & Benefits

• Competitive salary starting from $3,614-$5,304 / month for direct entry recruit in the Regular Force.
• Possible signing bonus.
• Paid education and training opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Counseling, and relocation support services.
• Pension plan.

Overview

The primary responsibilities of Vehicle Technicians include:

• Inspect, repair, overhaul and modify all types of automotive equipment, systems and components
• Repair, adjust, overhaul and modify powered equipment
• Use and maintain common and specialized tools, basic garage hydraulic, mechanical and pneumatic equipment and oxyacetylene welding equipment
• Carry out the recovery of all types of vehicles used in the land forces, utilizing standard towing trucks and specialized tracked and wheeled recovery vehicles
• Drive all types of vehicles ranging from small support wheel vehicles to tank transporters
• Perform in land operations, when necessary, fight as infantry

You may find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
• Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
• For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
• For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
• Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).

Required Education

The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Quebec, including:

• Grade 10 Applied Math or Math 416 (CST 4 in Quebec); and
• Grade 10 Science or equivalent

Foreign education may be accepted.

Direct Entry Plan

The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the training criteria for this job and may place you directly into any required on-the-job training program following basic training.

Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming a Vehicle Technician, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you or call 1-800-856-8488.

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