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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Construction/Technical
Business
Higgins
Location
Manawatu-Whanganui
Job Reference
40837
Posted Date
16-Jul-2025
Closing Date
13-Aug-2025

Description

We have an opportunity for an experienced Fitter/Welder to join our growing team at Specialised Engineering Services in Palmerston North.

As a skilled Fitter/Welder, you will work on a diverse range of projects including stainless and carbon steel fabrication, trailer and bulk tank machinery repairs and maintenance, and the creation of new plant and machinery for the Bitumen transportation industry.

What's in it for you:

  • A supportive team environment.
  • Competitive hourly rate.
  • Guaranteed 40 hours per week with the possibility of earning overtime pay for additional hours worked.
  • Access to Fletchers Building Benefits Programme, including:
  • A brand-new market-leading parental leave policy to ensure employees are well supported throughout one of life’s most significant events.
  • FB employee share scheme, educational and welfare funds.

What you'll bring to the role:

  • AS/NZS ISO 9606.1.2017 Welding certification is an advantage.
  • At least 5 years of welding and fitting experience.
  • A full, clean Class 1 New Zealand driver's license
  • Class 2, forklift, and Dangerous Goods is  advantageous
  • Tank and Trailer Fabrication, MIG, TIG Stainless, Aluminium Fabrication, Fitting, and Assembly experience.
  • Mechanical, Hydraulic and Pneumatic experience.
  • A National Certificate in Engineering - Fabrication (Light or Heavy)
  • A strong focus on health and safety for yourself, your colleagues, and the public.

Specialised Engineering Services form part of the wider Higgins business specialising in manufacturing, assembling, repairing, and servicing Bitumen tanks and trailer equipment. 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.

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.

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

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.