Vehicle Technician

Overview

As a member of the military, 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.

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