Road Maintenance Labourer - - 40836 - 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 Road Maintenance Labourers to join the Green Team now.

Based in Rangiriri, this contract covers a network of approximately1200km of sealed & unsealed roads in North Waikato from Huntly to Pōkeno. You will be involved in the general maintenance, repair works, annual programmed works, pre-seal repairs and additional works on this comprehensive roading network.

What You Need:

Full Class 1 & 2 Driver's license required
WTR (Wheels, Tracks, and Rollers) endorsement a bonus
Previous experience in road maintenance is preferred
Must be available to work on an on-call roster
Able to reach the job site within 30 minutes for any call-outs
Experience with incident response is a plus
Familiarity with RAMM is beneficial
Reliable, honest, and a good team player

Come join the Green Team:

Guaranteed minimum 40 hours per week
Permanent long-term work
Upskill and gain further licences if required
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.