We found 49 automotive service technician - steering, suspension and brakes jobs in Nova Scotia on Job Bank. The job postings found are for all Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (NOC 72410).
| Location | Available jobs | Links |
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| Nova Scotia | 49 | View job postings > |
| Annapolis Valley Region | 8 | View job postings > |
| Cape Breton Region | 3 | View job postings > |
| Halifax Region | 20 | View job postings > |
| North Shore Region | 10 | View job postings > |
| Southern Region | 8 | View job postings > |
| Canada | 1,301 | View job postings > |
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According to the vice-president of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, the trucking industry is facing one of its worst recessions in over 50 years. The recession is caused by increasing prices and changing consumer habits since the pandemic, which has led to lower demand for Atlantic carriers.
Over $50.3M in combined federal/provincial/municipal funding was announced to the city of St. John’s for the purchase of 17 new electric buses and upgrades to Metrobus Transit’s facilities. An additional $13M in federal funding for Metrobus Transit was also announced which will be delivered over 10 years from 2026-2036.
The Marine Atlantic Annual Review of Activities was presented on December 17 in St. John’s. Goods carriers are calling for improved service to limit cargo delays in Newfoundland given that ferry cancellations were costly to them in 2024. Goods carriers state that between June and September, 95% of deliveries arrived late. Each time that a ferry route was cancelled, they paid between $350 to $400 per day for each truck.
Metrobus in St. John's has seen ridership increase by 35% in 2023 over 2022 and will return to its fuller fall schedule with an increase in its bus fleet. The Amalgamated Transit Union that represents its mechanics says there is a shortage of a maintenance staff with only 4 mechanics, which is about 20% of their usual staff compliment.
