Grader Operator - - 39233 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Higgins Hamilton have secured an exciting new contract - the Waikato District Council northern road maintenance and renewals contract. Due to this, our team is growing, and we are seeking an experienced Grader Operator to join the Green Team now, ready for project kick off in July 2025.

Based in Te Kauwhata, the contract covers North Waikato from Huntly to Pōkeno and includes maintenance of a comprehensive network of approximately 1200km of sealed and unsealed roads including rural and coastal areas.

If you’re ready for a change come and be a part of this exciting new venture with Higgins from the beginning!

Come join the Green Team:

Competitive hourly rate + Guaranteed 40 hours per week
Permanent long-term secured work until minimum 2030
Support to gain further licences, if required
Career development – opportunities to grow your career at Higgins and the wider Fletcher Building group of businesses
Access to Fletchers Building Benefits Programme, including:

A market-leading parental leave policy to ensure employees are well supported throughout one of life’s most significant events
FB employee share scheme, welfare & educational funds – including funding towards School Holiday Programmes & tutoring for children
A significant portfolio of retail benefits across major NZ businesses such as ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Proven experience operating a grader on civil construction projects including knowledge of materials, methods and tools involved in road maintenance
Experience operating other heavy machinery is highly sought after e.g. Diggers, Rollers, Watercart
Appropriate licences (Class 2 + WTR)
Willing to be hands on and support your team with a variety of construction tasks, if required
Strong focus on health and safety not only for yourself, your colleagues 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.