Asphalt Paving Operator - - 41131 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

We are looking for an Operator to join the Higgins Asphalt Team in Tauranga. You will have good Asphalt knowledge and experience in operating Asphalt machinery.

Our Operators are pro-active, and safety focused and enjoy working for an organisation where hard work is recognised and where they can build a career and not just do a job.

Come join the Green Team:

Competitive hourly rate + guaranteed 40 hours per week
Based from our Mount Maunganui branch with work across the Bay of Plenty region
Join a supportive team that treat each other like Whānau
Access to training, development, and career progression
A healthy backlog and pipeline of projects and prospects
Access to educational funds for you and your children
Funding for school holiday programmes and tutoring for your children
Z fuel discounts including a monthly free pie and coffee
Market-leading parental leave policy.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Full clean New Zealand Driver’s License with WTR
Asphalt Roller/Paver experience
Roading and Infrastructure experience
Strong focus on health and safety not only for yourself, your colleagues but also the public
Self-motivated with a positive attitude and the ability to think for yourself
A high level of physical fitness due to the physical nature of the role
Be reliable, honest and a flexible team player

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check – you’ll need to be fit for work!

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.