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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Business
Higgins
Location
Manawatu-Whanganui
Job Reference
39688
Posted Date
30-Jun-2025
Closing Date
28-Jul-2025

Description

We are seeking a skilled a safety-conscious Hydrovac Operator to join the Green Team in Levin.  In this role, you will be responsible for safely operating a hydrovac truck excavating using high pressure water and vacuum system.  

  • Grow and develop in a supportive team who treat each other like Whanau
  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Access to Fletcher Building Employee Benefits Programme 
  • Brand new PPE gear 

What you'll bring to the role

  • Previous experience as a Hydrovac Operator 
  • Class 4 licence is essential
  • Knowledge of hydrovac equipment and safe operating procedures
  • Good work ethic and enthusiasm
  • Reliable, honest and flexible team-player, including the willingness to work weekends and nights when required
  • Highest commitment to Health and Safety
  
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.