You will be required to join the Canadian Army Reserve to be employed in this position.
This is NOT a civilian position.
Vehicle Technicians maintain, repair, and overhaul land vehicles and related equipment to keep them in top condition. Vehicle Technicians belong to the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
A Vehicle Technician has the following responsibilities:
· Inspect, repair, overhaul and modify all types of automotive equipment and components.
· Repair, adjust and modify automotive systems.
· Repair, adjust, overhaul, and modify powered equipment such as electrical generators and fuel-fired heating devices.
· Use and maintain common and specialized tools, basic garage hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic equipment, and oxyacetylene welding equipment.
· Carry out the recovery of all types of vehicles used in the land forces, utilizing standard towing trucks and specialized tracked and wheeled recovery vehicles.
· Drive all types of vehicles ranging from small support wheel vehicles to tank transporters.
· Prepare and process maintenance documentation dealing with work orders, individual timecards and parts request forms.
· Perform in land operations, when necessary, fight as infantry.
Vehicle Technicians maintain and repair land vehicles as well as powered equipment like electrical generators and fuel-fired heating devices. As part of the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, these soldier technicians inspect, repair, overhaul and modify all types of technologically advanced military equipment.
Once training is complete, they work as part of a team of technicians, they maintain and repair their unit’s fleet of vehicles.
Arte et Marte – “By Skill and by Fighting” – is the motto of the RCEME Corps. Vehicle Technicians are soldiers first and foremost, and they receive the same basic combat training as all other Army soldiers. They also can pursue further combat training such as combat first aid, winter warfare, and driving armoured vehicles.
In garrison, they work in well-equipped garages. But Vehicle Techs need to be as mobile as the units they are supporting, working out of temporary repair facilities when they are out on exercise or on missions overseas. This job also includes the recovery of all types of vehicles used in the land forces, no matter where they break down, utilizing standard towing trucks as well as specialized tracked and wheeled recovery vehicles.
Vehicle Technicians experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with working in different environments. Vehicle Technicians are employed at bases and stations across Canada and on deployed operations around the world. While on a base, they may be working in small spaces, like a workshop. In the field or on deployment they may work outdoors most of the time or in temporary accommodations.
Reserve Force members usually serve part time at a Reserve Force Division in their community and may serve while going to school or working at a civilian job. They are paid during their training. They are not posted or required to do a military move. However, they can volunteer to move to another base. They may also volunteer for deployment on a military mission within or outside Canada. As a reservist, you will work one night a week, one weekend per month during the September to April timeframe. There may be opportunities for more employment throughout the year however that is not guaranteed. We offer full time summer employment, beginning 1 May until 31 Aug, this is a great opportunity for students.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Basic Military Qualification course (BMQ), either part time, (Friday to Sunday every other weekend for 11 weekends) normally held between September and March or full time in the summer (Monday to Friday) for 5 weeks.
Upon completion of the Basic Military Qualification Course, candidates will be required to attend the Vehicle Technician Development Phase One course for a 15 week period. This course is run during the summer and all candidates are required to reside in the barracks for the duration of the course.
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