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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Business
Higgins
Location
Christchurch
Job Reference
38377
Posted Date
22-Nov-2024
Closing Date
20-Dec-2024

Description

  • Grow and develop in a supportive team 
  • Range of career development training, including Women to Leadership programmes and personalised development plans 
  • Range of employee benefits and retail discounts for you and your family to enjoy


About the role

As a key support role in the Surfacing team you will provide data and documentation control, monitor quality assurance in different roading surfaces. Facilitate onsite field testing, using mathematical and machinery procedures.

This is a full time permanent position.  You will be working a minimum of 40 hours per week over 5 days, Monday to Sunday typically worked between 6.00 am to 6.00 pm.  On occasion you may be required to work evenings to meet the needs of the business.



Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare sites for asphalt operations.
  • Load, secure, and transport plant and materials to and from sites.
  • Operate and maintain small hand tools and equipment, including pre-start checks.
  • Perform hand-laying and screeding of asphalt, and assist with paver operations.
  • Identify and manage hazards, including underground and overhead services.
  • Liaise with foreman and supervisor to ensure job requirements and quality standards are met.


What you’ll bring to the role

  • Previous surfacing experience and understanding of products used in asphalting
  • Understanding of traffic management rules
  • Excellent math skills for accurate measurements and calculations
  • Full clean New Zealand Driver’s License, Minimum Class 1, class 2 and WTR beneficial
  • Site Safe Civil Passport and First Aid would be highly advantageous
  • Sound verbal and written communication skills
  • Reliable, honest and flexible


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!

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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

We welcome your individuality. We are enriched by so many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us stronger.