Specialist Operator - - 41500 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? The Higgins team in Levin is now seeking a Large Excavator Operator to join the Drainage Crew.

If you're passionate about road construction and have a keen eye for detail, we want to hear from you! Based out of our Levin branch, you will be responsible for transporting mobile plant and equipment to various sites and carrying out drainage work. This includes operating machinery such as excavators, rollers, and brooms.

What We’re Looking For:

Previous experience in surfacing is essential. You’ll be operating a range of equipment, including excavators, rollers, loaders and trucks.
Ideally 5 year experience in 12T to 30T Diggers working on 3 waters drainage projects.
A minimum of a full Class 2 license with WTR endorsements.
This is a hands-on role, so a high level of physical fitness is required.
The ability to work nights when required.
A strong focus on health and safety for yourself, your colleagues, and the public.
Self-motivated, reliable, honest, and a true team player.

Come join the Higgins team:

Competitive hourly rate + guaranteed 40 hours per week
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
Discounts across places such as Southern Cross, ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung
Market-leading parental leave policy
Fletcher Building share scheme options
Brand new PPE gear (that’s your own personal protective equipment)

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.