Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician
Cochrane, Alberta | Full Time Skilled Trades / Heavy Equipment Maintenance | Journeyman, Red Seal | Nights and Saturdays Required Position Type Full Time Location Cochrane, Alberta Schedule Availability to work nights and Saturdays Compensation Competitive, based on experience, education, and location Experience Journeyman level heavy equipment maintenance, industrial or sawmill setting Certification Red Seal HET, valid journeyman certificate, CVIP sign-off accreditation
The Role
GrizzlyTrek is seeking one Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician to join our valued client's team in Cochrane, Alberta.
This is a full time position maintaining a mixed fleet of mobile equipment, including forklifts, loaders, and highway tractors.
The work covers preventative maintenance, diagnostics, and repair across the fleet, with CVIP inspection and sign-off responsibility on highway units.
This is a shop based maintenance program in a safety-first environment, and the schedule includes nights and Saturdays.
What You’ll Do
- Maintain a variety of mobile equipment, including forklifts, loaders, and highway tractors
- Troubleshoot and diagnose issues across a range of equipment
- Perform preventative maintenance on schedule
- Complete CVIP inspections and sign-offs
- Verify and document repairs
- Work safely and contribute to a safe workplace
What You Bring
- Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician certification and a valid journeyman certificate CVIP sign-off accreditation
- Industrial or sawmill experience
- Experience with hydraulic systems and air conditioning systems
- Strong diagnostic skills using computer based systems
- Availability to work nights and Saturdays
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills across a mixed equipment fleet
Work Environment
Shop based maintenance work on a mixed mobile equipment fleet Nights and Saturdays are part of the schedule Cochrane sits minutes from Calgary with quick access to the mountains
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications
- Opportunities for overtime based on operational requirements
- Life insurance: $100,000 employee / $10,000 spouse / $5,000 per child
- AD&D insurance with critical illness and cancer coverage
- Extended health care: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, nursing
- Paramedical services: chiro, physio, massage, mental health (annual coverage)
- Vision care: glasses, contacts, laser surgery, and exams
- Dental care: 80% basic ($2,500), 50% major ($2,500), $2,500 ortho for children
- Travel insurance: up to $5,000,000 per incident (trips up to 90 days)
- Ongoing training and career development support
About GrizzlyTrek Group Ltd.
GrizzlyTrek invests in our people, relationships, and partners, ensuring motivated and ready-to-work individuals meet job opportunities that foster lasting success.
We work across Canada in mining, construction, oil and gas, turnarounds, and shutdowns.
Dedicated to sustainable employment, we emphasize career opportunities and empowerment for Indigenous communities across Canada.
Join us and contribute to building a more inclusive future.
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