CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Summary Job Description Tasks
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and surface mining. Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
 
Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
 
Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
 
Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
 
Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
 
Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.
 
Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges.
 
Schedule maintenance for industrial machines and equipment, and keep equipment service records.
 
Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
 
Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
 
Assemble gear systems, and align frames and gears.
 
Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
 
Weld or solder broken parts and structural members, using electric or gas welders and soldering tools.
 
Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent.
 
Adjust, maintain, and repair or replace subassemblies, such as transmissions and crawler heads, using hand tools, jacks, and cranes.
 
Adjust and maintain industrial machinery, using control and regulating devices.
 
Fabricate needed parts or items from sheet metal.
 
Direct workers who are assembling or disassembling equipment or cleaning parts.
 
Repair, rewire, and troubleshoot electrical systems.
 
Research, order, and maintain parts inventory for services and repairs.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Important Knowledge Competencies Competency Description
Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 
Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
 
Computers and Electronics Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 
Engineering and Technology Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
 
Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 
Education and Training Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 
English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Important Skill Competencies Competency Description
Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
 
Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
 
Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
 
Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
 
Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
 
Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
 
Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
 
Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
 
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
 
Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
 
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
 
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
 
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
 
Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 
Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
 
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
 
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
 
Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
 
Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Important Ability Competencies Competency Description
Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
 
Control Precision The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
 
Arm-Hand Steadiness The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
 
Finger Dexterity The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
 
Multilimb Coordination The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
 
Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
 
Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
 
Extent Flexibility The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
 
Visualization The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
 
Reaction Time The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
 
Hearing Sensitivity The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
 
Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
 
Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
 
Rate Control The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
 
Static Strength The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
 
Visual Color Discrimination The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
 
Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
 
Response Orientation The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
 
Trunk Strength The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
 
Far Vision The ability to see details at a distance.
 
Depth Perception The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
 
Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
 
Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
 
Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
 
Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
 
Perceptual Speed The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
 
Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
 
Gross Body Coordination The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
 
Auditory Attention The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
 
Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
 
Category Flexibility The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
 
Flexibility of Closure The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
 
Memorization The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
 
Speed of Closure The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
 
Gross Body Equilibrium The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Tools/Technology Example Product Category
Database software Data base user interface and query software
 
Maintenance management software Facilities management software
 
Recordkeeping software Data base user interface and query software
 
Adjustable monkey wrenches Adjustable wrenches
 
Adjustable widemouth pliers Adjustable widemouth pliers
 
Adjustable wrenches Adjustable wrenches
 
Air compressors Air compressors
 
Allen wrenches Hex keys
 
Ammeters Ammeters
 
Arc welders Welders
 
Awls Awls
 
Ball peen hammers Hammers
 
Battery chargers Battery chargers
 
Bolt cutters Bolt cutters
 
Boring bars Boring tools
 
Brake bleeder wrenches Specialty wrenches
 
Brass drifts Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Brazing equipment Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
 
Breaker bars Specialty wrenches
 
Center punches Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Channel lock pliers Locking pliers
 
Circuit testers Circuit tester
 
Clamp-on multimeters Clamp On Multimeter
 
Cold chisels Cold chisels
 
Combination wrenches Combination wrenches
 
Cordless screwdrivers Power screwguns
 
Crowfoot wrenches Specialty wrenches
 
Cutting torches Blow torches
 
Desktop computers Desktop computers
 
Diagonal cutting pliers Diagonal cut pliers
 
Dial calipers Calipers
 
Dial gauges Gauges or inspection fixtures
 
Drill presses Workshop presses
 
Dual action pliers Adjustable widemouth pliers
 
Dynamometers Dynamometers
 
Electric welders Welders
 
Electronic engine analyzers Digital testers
 
Electronic screwdrivers Power screwguns
 
End nippers End cut pliers
 
Exhaust emission analyzers Automotive exhaust emission analyzers
 
Feeler gauges Feeler gauges
 
Files Files
 
Flame cutting equipment Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
 
Flare nut wrenches Specialty wrenches
 
Gas welders Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
 
Grease guns Grease guns
 
Grinding machines Power grinders
 
Groove joint/water pump pliers Slip or groove joint pliers
 
Hacksaws Saws
 
Hammers Hammers
 
Hand held diagnostic computers Portable data input terminals
 
Handheld battery testers Battery testers
 
Hard hats Hard hats
 
Hard-toed shoes Safety boots
 
Hazardous material protective clothing Hazardous material protective apparel
 
Heat guns Heat guns
 
Hex key sets Hex keys
 
Hoists Hoists
 
Hose clamps C clamps
 
Hose-clamp pliers Locking pliers
 
Hydraulic lifts Lifts
 
Impact air wrenches Pneumatic impact wrenches
 
Inspection mirrors Magnifiers
 
Jack stands Engine or vehicle stands
 
Jacks Jacks
 
Lathes Lathes
 
Leak detection equipment Leak testing equipment
 
Leak detectors Liquid leak detectors
 
Lineman's pliers Linemans pliers
 
Locking C-clamp pliers Locking pliers
 
Long nose pliers Longnose pliers
 
Magnetic pickup tools Magnetic tools
 
Metal inert gas MIG welders Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
 
Micrometers Micrometers
 
Multimeters Multimeters
 
Needlenose pliers Needlenose pliers
 
Nut drivers Nut drivers
 
Offset box wrenches Box end wrenches
 
Ohmmeters Ohmmeters
 
Oil filter wrenches Specialty wrenches
 
On board computers Microcontrollers
 
Oscilloscopes Oscilloscopes
 
Oxyacetylene welding equipment Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
 
Paint sprayers Paint sprayers
 
Personal computers Personal computers
 
Phillips head screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Pin punches Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Pipe wrenches Pipe wrenches
 
Pitch gauges Pitch measuring instruments
 
Plasma welding equipment Plasma welding machinery
 
Plastic tip hammers Hammers
 
Pneumatic ratchets Pneumatic impact wrenches
 
Pneumatic wrenches Pneumatic impact wrenches
 
Power drills Power drills
 
Power grinders Power grinders
 
Power sanders Power sanders
 
Power saws Power saws
 
Pressure gauges Pressure indicators
 
Protective ear plugs Ear plugs
 
Pry bars Pry bars
 
Punch sets Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Putty knives Putty knives
 
Ratcheting screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Ratchets Ratchets
 
Razor knives Razor knives
 
Respirators Respirators
 
Riveting tools Rivet tools
 
Rubber mallets Mallets
 
Rulers Rulers
 
Safety goggles Goggles
 
Screw extractor sets Screw extractors
 
Screw pitch gauges Pitch measuring instruments
 
Screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Slip joint pliers Slip or groove joint pliers
 
Slotted screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Snap ring pliers Retaining ring pliers
 
Snips Tinners snips
 
Socket wrench sets Socket sets
 
Socket wrenches Sockets
 
Solvent sprayers Hand sprayers
 
Spark plug gapping tools Feeler gauges
 
Starter punches Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Tachometers Tachometers
 
Tape measures Tape measures
 
Test lights Circuit tester
 
Three-pin punches Punches or nail sets or drifts
 
Tire pressure gauges Pressure indicators
 
Torx screwdrivers Torx keys
 
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
 
Two way radios Two way radios
 
Utility knives Utility knives
 
Vise grip pliers Locking pliers
 
Voltmeters Voltage or current meters
 
Welding hoods Welding masks
 
Wheel alignment gauges Wheel alignment equipment
 
Wire brushes Wire brushes
 
Wire crimpers Wire lug crimping tool
 
Wire cutters Wire cutters
 
Wire strippers Stripping tools
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Prerequisite Qualification Category Education and Experience Level
Required Level of Education Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
 
On-Site or In-Plant Training Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
Alternate Job Title(s)
Brake Mechanic
Bulldozer Mechanic
Cat Mechanic
Caterpillar Mechanic
Clutch Mechanic
Construction Equipment Mechanic
Construction Equipment Overhauler
Crane Mechanic
Diesel Mechanic
Diesel Technician
Dinkey Engine Mechanic
Donkey Mechanic
Dragline Mechanic
Dredge Mechanic
Drop Hammer Mechanic
Endless Track Vehicle Mechanic
Equipment Mechanic
Equipment Technician
Field Mechanic
Field Service Technician
Field Technician
Fleet Technician
Fork Lift Mechanic
Forklift Mechanic
Forklift Technician
Garage Construction Equipment Mechanic
Heavy Duty Mechanic
Heavy Equipment Field Mechanic
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Heavy Equipment Technician
Heavy Vehicle Technician
Hoist Mechanic
Hydraulic Auto Jack Mechanic
Hydraulic Jack Mechanic
Hydraulic Mechanic
Hydro Mechanic
Lift Truck Mechanic
Link Trainer Mechanic
Logging Equipment Mechanic
Machine Maintenance
Machine Overhauler
Machine or Machinery Mechanic
Maintenance Mechanic
Master Mechanic
Mechanic
Mechanic Helper
Mobile Equipment Mechanic
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Power Shovel Mechanic
Rigging Loft Mechanic
Shop Mechanic
Shop Technician
Shovel Mechanic
Ski Lift Mechanic
Truck Mechanic Apprentice
Trucksmith
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Mechanics
Benchmark Title: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
 
 
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