Heavy Duty Mechanic

Job title: Heavy Duty Mechanic

Job description: The Kenan Advantage Group Inc., (KAG), is North America’s largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases, and food products across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Our Canadian operating companies, known as KAG Canada, include Westcan Bulk Transport, RTL Construction, Les Distributions Carl Beaulac, Paul’s Hauling, Kentrax Transport, Connectrans Logistics and Valley West Transport – One team driven to make a difference! If you want to contribute to KAG’s excellent tradition of innovation and leadership in the logistics and transportation industry, we invite you to apply!

Reporting to the Shop Supervisor, our Heavy Equipment Technicians and Trailer Techs are responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and repair of our fleet of transport trucks and trailers including fuel, asphalt, sulphur, pneumatic, propane/NH3, and hopper bottoms. We’re looking for skilled technicians to support our repair shops with the ability to work independently and as part of our great team.

Education and Experience:

• Licensed/Apprentice (2nd/3rd/4th year) Trailer Technicians OR
• Licensed/Apprentice (2nd/3rd/4th year) Heavy Equipment Technician
• Previous experience with VK tank testing considered to be an asset
• Experience with B620 Transport Canada Regulations an asset as trailer tech
• Experience in welding would be considered an asset
• CVIP or Class 1 license an asset
• Ability to work a flexible schedule which may include evenings and weekends

About the position:

• Interpreting work orders and technical manuals
• Performing scheduled preventative maintenance services
• Diagnosing faults or malfunctions
• Adjusting equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems on truck and trailers
• Operating oxy-acetylene torches or perform minor welding repairs (Non-code work)
• Testing repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that the work done meets manufacturers’ specifications and legislated regulations
• Completing service repair orders and bill out all parts used on repair order
• Maintaining a safe and clean work area
• We are a fun team and maintain a family-like atmosphere
• We listen to your ideas and give you an opportunity to make changes
• We have an uncompromising commitment to safety and lead by example every day through actively caring about one another

Total Compensation:

• Very competitive rates including shift premiums
• Flexible work arrangements
• Immediate company-paid health and dental benefits
• Annual safety boot allowance
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Annual bonus opportunities
• Scholarships opportunities for your children
• Referral reward payments up to $2,000 available per successful hire (certain conditions apply)
• Wage continuance including tuition and textbook reimbursement for attendance at technical school

Please note, as a courtesy, we strongly encourage internal applicants to advise their immediate supervisor of their application for any position within the company.

Remember, Refer and Earn! External applicants should apply online using the ‘Join Our Team’ and ‘Apply Now’ buttons on our website, .

External applicants in consideration will adhere to a company-paid criminal record search.

We love diversity! KAG Canada is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity in the workplace and equivalently considers applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. We welcome applications from all interested individuals; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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