Assistant - Operations & Maintenance

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; Auckland; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa seeks an Assistant - Operations & Maintenance to help keep our campuses safe, welcoming, and functional for tauira, kaimahi, and manuhiri. Reporting to the Manager - Operations, you will coordinate maintenance, support fleet operations, manage contractors, and help with asset oversight across multiple campus sites, while honoring te ao Māori and te reo Māori in daily work.

This hands-on role requires practical problem solving, strong organisational skills, and a proactive

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities, maintenance, property, asset, or operational coordination.
• Current New Zealand Driver Licence (Class 1) with ability to drive manual vehicles.
• Ability to work across multiple sites and coordinate contractors.
• Strong organisational skills and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate reactive and planned maintenance across campus sites.
• Help deliver preventative maintenance programmes for campus assets.
• Ensure facilities, grounds, and learning environments meet safety, functionality, presentation, and compliance.
• Support fleet operations including servicing, repairs, and maintenance activities.
• Assist with campus reconfigurations, storage operations, logistics, and readiness activities.
• Liaise with contractors, suppliers, and service providers for quality service delivery and timely completion.
• Maintain records, track maintenance requests, and contribute to reporting and improvements.

Skills

Facilities coordination

Maintenance coordination

Contractor management

Health and safety awareness

Digital systems literacy

Multisite coordination

Tools

Drills

Water blasters

Job description

At Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, our mission is to transform whānau througheducation and create pathways that uplift communities across Aotearoa. As ournew Assistant - Operations & Maintenance, you'll play a vital rolein ensuring our campuses are safe, welcoming, functional, and ready to supportthe success of our tauira, kaimahi, and manuhiri every day.

Reporting to the Manager - Operations, you'll provide hands-onsupport across facilities, maintenance, campus operations, fleet coordination,contractor management, and asset oversight. This is a varied and rewarding rolefor someone who enjoys practical problem-solving, takes pride in maintaininghigh standards, and thrives in a dynamic operational environment.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and monitorreactive and planned maintenance activities across bothTāmaki campus sites.
• Help deliverpreventative maintenance programmes that support the long-term conditionand performance of campus assets.
• Ensure facilities,grounds, and learning environments are maintained to high standards ofsafety, functionality, presentation, and compliance.
• Support fleet operationsby coordinating vehicle servicing, repairs, and maintenance activities.
• Assist with campusreconfigurations, storage operations, logistics, and operational readinessactivities.
• Liaise with contractors,suppliers, and service providers to ensure quality service delivery andtimely completion of work.
• Maintain accuraterecords, track maintenance requests, and contribute to operationalreporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as a trusted pointof contact for facility-related queries, building strong relationshipswith kaimahi and stakeholders.

This position offers the opportunity to make a visible impact through thedelivery of exceptional campus environments.

You're a practical, proactive, and solutions-focused professional who enjoysrolling up your sleeves and getting things done. You can confidently jugglemultiple priorities, communicate effectively with a wide range of people, andtake ownership of delivering quality outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• A current Full NewZealand Driver Licence (Class 1) with theability to drive manual vehicles.
• Experience infacilities, maintenance, property, asset, or operational coordinationenvironments.
• Practical experienceusing small machinery and maintenance equipment safely, such as drills andwater blasters.
• Strong organisationalskills with the ability to prioritise competing demands and coordinateactivities across multiple sites.
• Experience working withcontractors and service providers.
• Sound knowledge ofhealth and safety practices within operational environments.
• Confidence using digitalsystems to monitor, record, and report maintenance and operationalactivities.
• The practical capabilityto undertake basic maintenance tasks and safely move or manoeuvre items upto 20kg.

We are seeking someone who values and embraces te ao Māori and is willing toactively participate in cultural practices and events, including pōwhiri,karakia, and Te Whāriki. You'll also be open to growing your knowledge andeveryday use of te reo Māori while upholding the values and kaupapa of TeWānanga o Aotearoa.

A position description is available on our careers website. For any queries,please email [e-mail] .