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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Mechanics in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Review work orders and discuss work to be performed with supervisor
  • Inspect and test engine and other mechanical components using test devices to diagnose and isolate faults
  • Adjust, repair or replace mechanical or electrical system parts and components using hand tools and equipment
  • Test and adjust repaired systems for proper performance
  • Perform scheduled maintenance service on equipment
  • Advise customers on work performed and general condition of equipment
  • Determine estimates of repair cost
  • May repair and rebuild hoisting mechanism and other mechanical systems on industrial trucks and forklifts.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• For motorcycle mechanics, completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over three years of work experience in the trade and some high school or college courses in motorcycle repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Motorcycle mechanic trade certification is compulsory in Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia.
• Other mechanics in this unit group may require several years of on-the-job training.
• Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available for qualified motorcycle mechanics.

• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
• Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.
• There is mobility between some occupations in this unit group.

• Other Small Engine and Equipment Mechanics (7335)
• Supervisors of motorcycle and related equipment mechanics (in 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades)