Other small engine and small equipment repairers

Example job titles

• air-cooled engine mechanic
• gasoline-powered lawn mower repairer
• lawn and garden equipment technician
• small engine technician
• small equipment mechanic apprentice
• small equipment repairer

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Review work orders and discuss work to be performed with supervisor
• Inspect and test engines 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 equipment for proper performance
• Perform scheduled maintenance service on equipment
• Advise customers on work performed and general condition of equipment
• Determine estimates of repair cost.

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program in small engine or equipment repair or A combination of several years of work experience and high school or college courses in small engine or equipment repair are usually required for trade certification.
• Small engine or equipment mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Nunavut.
• Inboard/outboard mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Ontario and British Columbia.
• Outdoor power equipment technician trade certification, for specified types of equipment, is available, but voluntary, in Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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