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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Construction/Technical
Business
Higgins
Location
Hamilton
Job Reference
40911
Posted Date
20-Nov-2025
Closing Date
19-Dec-2025

Description

The Higgins Team in Hamilton is currently seeking a full-time Loader Operator to join the crew at the asphalt plant.  You will be part of a tight-knit crew that manufactures and supplies mix to external and internal clients. 

What you need:
  • Full class 2 license + WTR 
  • Previous experience operating loaders and different plant machinery
  • A safety-first attitude – for yourself and the public
  • Team player who is physically fit 
  • Flexible, committed and reliable – will turn up rain or shine
  • Passion for our industry and the willingness to learn

Come join the Green Team: 
  • Great Pay & Perks - competitive hourly rate plus awesome benefits for you and your family 
  • Guaranteed 40 hours per week + Day/Night shift work  
  • Opportunity to upskill and gain further licences 
  • Join a 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

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

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.