Asphalt Paving Supervisor - - 39838 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

The Higgins Tauranga team have an opportunity for an Asphalt Paving Supervisor to join the Surfacing division.

Reporting to the Surfacing Manager, you will be actively involved in the planning and supervising the safe successful day-to-day activities of a paving crew. You will have the ability to lead and motivate your team of between 8-12 members and will be involved in large resurfacing projects, State Highway works, site works and sub-divisions.

Come join the Green Team:

Competitive Salary + Company vehicle
Leadership opportunity
Upskill and gain further licences if required
Supportive team that treat each other like whānau
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:

5+ years technical experience in planning and delivering a variety of asphalt and compaction methodologies
Experience with plant and people resourcing, managing utilisation and plant costs
The ability to lead, motivate and influence your team
Full clean Class 1 New Zealand Driver’s License – Class 2 and WTR beneficial
Excellent communications skills both verbal and written and a person who can build long standing relationships
Self-motivation, a positive attitude and the ability to think for yourself
Be a reliable, honest and flexible team-player
A strong focus on health and safety not only for yourself, your team but also the public.

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

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.