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This group performs 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 and training courses or a vocational program 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 and 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, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and British Columbia.
• Other mechanics in this unit group may require several years of on-the-job training.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified motorcycle mechanics upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
• The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
• There is mobility among some occupations in this unit group.

• Other small engine and small equipment repairers (7335)
• Supervisors of motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)