Heavy Equipment Mechanic

1 day ago

Ayr, Ontario, Canada Sarens Full-time

The Sarens Group is a recognized world leader in heavy lifting and engineered transport. With state-of-the-art equipment, value-added engineering and a top-tier team of professionals. At Sarens we offer our customers creative solutions for today's heavy lift and transport challenges.

Our success lies in our entrepreneurial spirit: "Nothing too heavy, nothing too high." With 101 entities in 51 countries, we have a proven ability to meet the greatest heavy lift and transport challenges around the globe.


Sarens Canada is currently recruiting for a Heavy Equipment Crane Mechanic based out of our Ayr, ON office. This is a full-time permanent position reporting to the Branch Manager.


As a Heavy Equipment Crane Mechanic, you will be tasked with ensuring that the maintenance department at Sarens Canada is provided with exceptional service. Specifically, you will be tasked with:


  • Ensuring that there is adherence to Sarens safety policies both on and off site.
  • Performing hydraulic maintenance, repairs, and trouble shooting
  • Performing electrical maintenance, repairs, and trouble shooting
  • Reading and interpretation of mechanical and electrical schematics
  • Data bus troubleshooting
  • Software uploading and addressing (sensors)
  • Assembling and disassembling repairs in the correct prescribed sequences
  • 5 years of knowledge regarding Liebherr (LTM, LTR, LR, LG), Groves (GMK, RT), Terrex (CC8800-1, CC2400-1), Tadano (RT), and Sennebogen cranes
  • Advising the correct operator(s) of the maintenance or repairs of their assigned equipment (engines, electrical system, and hydraulic and pneumatic system).
  • Basic administration duties such as maintenance reports, entering, reporting major repairs and repetitive problems.


Sarens Canada is looking for a career-oriented individual who has an open mind and a no-nonsense, down-to-earth mentality.


As a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, you will possess the following key characteristics:

  • Committed to prevention and zero workplace accidents
  • Customer-focused
  • Motivated, solution-driven and entrepreneurial
  • Disciplined and committed to quality
  • Flexible
  • Loyal, honest and sincere
  • Collaborative in your approach to working with people


The ideal candidate will have the following technical capabilities:

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Heavy Equipment Crane Technician role,
  • Journeyman Mechanic certificate
  • 310T Red Seal License
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Strong knowledge in the area of hydraulics (performing hydraulic maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting)
  • Strong knowledge of electronics (performing electrical maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting)
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics
  • Independently be able to assemble, disassemble in the correct prescribed sequences
  • Fluency in reading, writing and speaking English
  • Familiarity with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
  • A willingness to travel up to 50%


We appreciate your interest in this position and will carefully review each application. Only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted; all applications will be kept on file for six months for future consideration.