Mobile Equipment Technician

What you'll do:

The Mobile Equipment Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing warehouse mobile equipment to support safe, reliable, and continuous Distribution Centre operations. This role supports a diverse fleet of manual, automated, and driverless material‑handling equipment, including powered lift trucks and access equipment, while ensuring equipment availability, safety, and compliance with site procedures.

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on warehouse mobile equipment, including counterbalance, reach, turret, and tugger trucks; scissor lifts and boom lifts; and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and powertrain systems associated with mobile equipment

• Diagnose equipment faults using schematics, service manuals, diagnostic tools, and manufacturer documentation

• Inspect equipment to identify defects, unsafe conditions, or abnormal wear and complete repairs to restore safe operation

• Electric motors and motor control systems

• Internal combustion engines used in industrial mobile equipment, where applicable

• Battery systems, charging equipment, and charging distribution infrastructure

• Hydraulic, steering, braking, and drivetrain systems

• Perform repairs efficiently with minimal supervision, taking ownership to see work through to completion

• Verify sensor configuration and perform approved upload or download of programs using OEM‑provided interfaces for sensors on lifting and mobile equipment, escalating issues to OEMs, integrators, or internal specialists as required

• Support automated and semi‑autonomous equipment within licensed trade scope, including mechanical, electrical, and peripheral components

• Work collaboratively with vendors and internal teams during diagnostics, repairs, or system updates   

• Work in a safe and effective manner in accordance with corporate, site, and legislative safety policies and procedures

• Respond to mobile equipment breakdowns in a timely manner to support safe equipment availability

• Accurately document all work performed in the CMMS (MAXIMO), including labour, parts used, and failure details

• Provide clear shift handover communication to ensure continuity of maintenance activities

• Demonstrate flexibility when tasks are reassigned or priorities change to support operations

What you bring:

• Ontario Certificate of Qualification: Powered Lift Truck Technician (282E) or Automotive Service Technician (310S) with relevant industrial experience

• Demonstrated experience maintaining and troubleshooting industrial mobile equipment

• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic schematics

• Strong commitment to safe work practices and compliance

• Ability to work at heights up to approximately 45 feet using approved access equipment

• Ability to stand for extended periods, with occasional bending, crouching, kneeling, and lifting

• Frequent moderate to heavy lifting

• Ability to work our night shift -> 7pm-7am from Sunday-Tuesday, with every third Saturday 7pm-7am

    Considered Assets:

• Experience working with automated or semi‑automated material‑handling equipment

• Background or experience in electrical systems or industrial electronics

• Experience working in a high‑volume warehouse or distribution environment

• Familiarity with CMMS systems (MAXIMO preferred)

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs

• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs

• Other perks to support your well-being

• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

• Successful external candidates are eligible for a 1-time signing bonus after meeting Canadian Tire conditions

Our typical hiring range is between $36 and $46.50. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements (including applicable certifications, licenses and/or accreditations for example Red Seal).

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This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.