Heavy Duty Equipment Field Technician 2nd to 4th Year Apprentice

PME is seeking a Heavy Duty Equipment Field Technician Apprentice to join on-site work in Fort Saskatchewan, CA. The role is field-based, focusing on the repair and maintenance of a wide range of heavy construction equipment, and it’s well suited for someone in the 2nd to 4th year of their apprenticeship who enjoys hands-on work, teamwork, and doing the job right.

Golderado Contracting Corporation provides skilled labour for construction projects across Canada, primarily in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, supporting clients such as PME Inc., Silverado Site Services, and EllisDon Industrial. PME collaborates with Golderado to place qualified tradespeople on diverse sites, and they value safety, craftsmanship, and steady skill development. They’re an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified candidates.

Go ahead and bring your authentic self to the workday, PME will back that with the opportunity to grow and be paid for the effort you put in.

Fieldwork in the heavy equipment arena

In this field role you’ll drive a service truck to job sites and perform both preventive upkeep and hands-on repairs across a broad mix of machinery. You’ll adjust components, swap out faulty parts, and work to restore equipment to factory specifications, keeping the machines, their attachments, and the fuel systems in good shape. Your day will include inspecting systems, maintaining paperwork and truck upkeep, and ensuring emission control systems stay within required standards. You’ll diagnose problems with a mix of diagnostic tools and straight mechanical checks, test repaired gear to verify performance, and document everything for maintenance records. Safety is integral, so you’ll promote and follow corporate health and safety policies, coordinating priorities with site management as needed.

Part of the routine also involves keeping operators and sites up to date with service, performing routine maintenance, and handling heavy servicing on trucks and other equipment. You’ll interact with apprentices, sharing knowledge as you go, and you’ll help ensure that on-site operations run smoothly by prioritizing work with site management and maintaining clear, accurate records of maintenance tasks and outcomes.

In addition to technical tasks, you’ll be expected to operate heavy equipment safely in line with site requirements, and you’ll contribute to a safety-first culture by staying aware of hazards and following procedures on every shift.

What you need to bring to the role

• Must-haves: you’re completing or have completed a 2nd through 4th year of an apprenticeship (or have 2–4 years of related trade experience with some relevant coursework) and you’re pursuing trade certification.
• Must-haves: you bring experience in heavy civil earthworks construction or infrastructure and are comfortable working on site.
• Must-haves: you can handle physical tasks, including lifting up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
• Must-haves: you hold a valid class 5 driver’s license and maintain a clean driver’s abstract that’s current within 30 days of your start date.
• Must-haves: you have reliable transportation to get to work consistently.
• Must-haves: you communicate clearly in English both verbally and in writing.

• Nice-to-haves: familiarity with troubleshooting or repairing CAT systems.
• Nice-to-haves: knowledge of troubleshooting or repairing John Deere and Hitachi equipment.

Pay, benefits and schedule details

The workweek runs Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with eight hours of regular time and two hours of overtime. You should be prepared for evenings and weekends as part of an on-call rotation. The hourly rate is linked to your experience level. You’ll also have access to health benefits, a pension plan, RRSP matching, and vacation pay as part of the compensation package.

Note that a pre-access drug and alcohol test may be required depending on the project you’re assigned to.

Tips for applicants

Lead your resume with evidence of your 2nd to 4th year apprenticeship status or your equivalent hands-on experience, then highlight any heavy equipment repair coursework or relevant training you’ve completed so far.

Show how you prove the must-have skills by naming specific machines you’ve worked on, whether you’ve handled CAT units or Deere and Hitachi equipment, and detail any heavy civil earthworks projects you contributed to. If you’ve maintained maintenance logs or managed emission-control tasks, point to those examples.

Be ready to discuss how you’ve managed safety on-site and coordinated with site management to set maintenance priorities, including how you’ve balanced preventative maintenance with urgent repairs.

Think of a good question to ask at interview time about the on-site equipment mix, the typical on-call rotation, and how PME partners with Golderado to allocate projects in Fort Saskatchewan. A practical question could be about the primary equipment you’d expect to encounter and which one you’d train on first.