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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Construction/Technical
Business
Higgins
Location
Manawatu-Whanganui
Job Reference
40837
Posted Date
07-Aug-2025
Closing Date
05-Sep-2025

Description

Join Our Team – Experienced General Engineer Wanted

Location: Palmerston North

Company: Specialised Engineering Services (Part of Higgins)

We’re looking for a skilled General Engineer to join our growing team at Specialised Engineering Services, based in Palmerston North. If you’re passionate about engineering and enjoy working on a wide variety of projects, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.


About the Role

As a General Engineer, you’ll be involved in a diverse range of work including:

  • Fabrication using stainless and carbon steel
  • Maintenance and repair of trailers and bulk tank machinery
  • Building new plant and machinery for the bitumen transportation and application industry

What We Offer

  • A supportive and experienced team environment
  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Guaranteed 40 hours per week, with opportunities for overtime
  • Access to Fletcher Building’s employee benefits programme, including:
  • Market-leading parental leave policy
  • Employee share scheme
  • Educational and welfare support funds

What You’ll Bring

  • National Certificate in General Engineering or Fabrication (Light or Heavy) – L4
  • Experience with mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
  • Welding certification to AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017 (advantageous)
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in general or fabrication engineering
  • Full, clean Class 1 NZ driver’s licence (Class 2, forklift, and Dangerous Goods endorsements are a plus)
  • Proven skills in tank and trailer fabrication, MIG/TIG welding (stainless and aluminium), fitting, and assembly
  • Strong commitment to health and safety—for yourself, your team, 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.