Heavy equipment mechanic

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What does a heavy equipment mechanic do?

Repairs and maintains cranes, shovels, levellers, spreaders, rollers, tractors, off-road trucks, and all motorized construction equipment and machinery, fixed or mobile, used for grading, handling, or excavation
This description is drawn from several sources and may be quite different from the definition of the trade given in the Regulation Respecting the Vocational Training of the Workforce in the Construction Industry.

What does it take to become a heavy equipment mechanic?

CAREFULNESS – RESOURCEFULNESS – SENSE OF INITIATIVE – GOOD VISUAL MEMORY – GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION  INTEREST in acquiring knowledge related to mechanics for diesel and four-stroke engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity, and electronics APTITUDE for moving heavy objects

Hourly wage

According to the collective agreements (May 2023)
Between $23.90 and $45.67

Job prospects
Good

Training
DEP 1,800 HOURS

Interesting! Which academic program should I take?

Training required:

Diplôme d’études professionnelles – Mécanique d’engins de chantier (5331)

Training generally offered in the following regions:

Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Capitale-Nationale
Chaudière-Appalaches
Côte-Nord
Estrie
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Laurentides
Mauricie
Montérégie
Montréal
Nord-du-Québec
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Would you like to know about the program content? Consult Inforoute FPT

Academic prerequisites

There are different options for accessing the training program

HOLD A DIPLOMA

  • Hold a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent

OR

  • Hold a postsecondary diploma, such as a diploma of college studies or a bachelor’s degree

BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD

  • Be at least 16 years old on September 30 of the school year during which the person begins the training program 

AND

  • Have passed the Secondary 4 units in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics in the study programs established by the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec (MEQ)

OR

  • Have completed recognized equivalent training.

BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD

  • Be at least 18 years old at the time training begins

AND

  • Have the functional prerequisites: have passed the general development test (GDT)
  • Have the prerequisites specific to the study program concerned

OR

  • Have completed recognized equivalent training

HOLD CERTAIN SECONDARY 3 UNITS 

  • Have completed the Secondary 3 units in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics in the study programs established by the MEQ 

AND

  • Continue general education concurrently with vocational training in order to complete the missing Secondary 4 units in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics in the study programs established by the MEQ
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