Apprenticeships Available

Metalform Ltd; Dannevirke; Presencial; NZD 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Qualification on the job

Mentoring

Hands-on learning

Long-term career

Descripción de la vacante

Metalform is inviting applications for a Level 4 Engineering Apprenticeship starting early 2027. You will learn by doing on our Dannevirke factory floor, gaining a NZ certificate in Fluid Power Engineering Fundamentals and a Level 4 trade qualification.

You’ll be mentored by experienced tradespeople as you work across welding, metal forming, and powdercoating to build real, market-ready skills. We’re a long-standing, family-owned manufacturer exporting NZ-made products worldwide.

Formación

• Keen to learn a trade and build real skills.
• Curious about how things are made.
• Reliable, willing to get stuck in, and a good team player.
• Safety-minded and able to follow instruction.

Responsabilidades

• Learn on the factory floor across welding, metal forming, and powdercoating.
• Earn a NZQA-approved qualification on the job and build hands-on hydraulics and pneumatics skills.
• Work with experienced tradespeople to develop a long-term engineering career.

Conocimientos

Keen to learn a trade

Curious about how things are made

Reliable

Safety-minded

Team player

Educación

School leaver

Descripción del empleo

Metalform is taking applications for two ways into an engineering career, both starting early 2027. Learn a trade from people who've done it for decades, gain a nationally recognised qualification, and help build products that ship from Dannevirke to the world.

Level 4 Engineering Apprenticeship (3 years)

A full trade qualification. You'll be on the tools from day one, mentored by tradespeople who've done it for decades.

Earn the NZQA-approved New Zealand Certificate in Fluid Power Engineering Fundamentals (Level 3) on the job, building hands-on hydraulics and pneumatics skills that lead into a Level 4 engineering trade qualification. [ More info ]

What you could be working on

You'll learn alongside experienced tradespeople on our factory floor, across areas like:

• Welding
• Metal Forming
• Powdercoating

About Metalform

We're a family-owned manufacturing company that’s been designing and building products right here in Dannevirke for over 60 years. Today, 120+ people work across design, production, assembly and more, making NZ made products for leading brands (and a few of our own) that are exported worldwide.

We're a friendly, helpful bunch. Many of our team started in entry-level roles and have grown their careers with us.

What we're looking for

• Keen to learn a trade and build real skills
• Curious about how things are made
• Reliable, willing to get stuck in, and a good team player
• Safety-minded

Open to school leavers and anyone ready to start a new career.

What you'll get

• Hands-on learning from day one, working on real production work
• A nationally recognized qualification
• Mentoring from experienced tradespeople
• A strong foundation for a long-term career in engineering and manufacturing