Automotive Education Resource Technician

QJumpers Recruitment Services; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day week

Diverse projects

Cross-disciplinary team

Creativity in education

Practical impact

Job summary

QJumpers Recruitment Services in Hamilton is seeking an Automotive Engineering & Teaching Resource Technician to create and maintain practical teaching resources and equipment for level 3 pre-trade and level 4 courses. You will design, modify and repair training rigs, while ensuring safety and fit-for-purpose operation.

The role focuses on applying automotive electrical and mechanical skills in an educational setting, with a hands-on, creative approach and collaboration in a modern workshop

Qualifications

• Strong automotive electrical knowledge and practical experience.
• Mechanical engineering and/or fabrication skills.
• Experience diagnosing, repairing and modifying mechanical and electrical equipment.
• A practical, hands-on approach and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read technical information, drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Interest in designing and developing practical teaching resources.
• Creative mindset and enthusiasm for turning ideas into working solutions.
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a diverse team.
• Strong commitment to workshop safety and quality workmanship.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing to a collaborative workshop environment.
• Experience in education, training or teaching-resource environments would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building innovative teaching aids, training rigs and practical learning resources.
• Creating and modifying automotive electrical and mechanical training equipment.
• Maintaining, diagnosing faults in, and repairing existing teaching resources.
• Fabricating and adapting components to suit teaching and learning requirements.
• Working with vehicles, automotive systems, electrical components, mechanical equipment and workshop machinery.
• Supporting the development of new practical learning activities and resources.
• Collaborating with colleagues from a variety of trade and technical backgrounds.
• Ensuring workshop equipment and teaching resources are safe, functional and fit for purpose.
• Using your initiative and problem-solving skills to find practical solutions to technical challenges.
• Setup and pack down of practical teaching spaces.

Skills

Automotive electrical

Mechanical fabrication

Diagnostics & repair

Reading drawings & diagrams

Resource development

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Independent work

Job description

QJumpers Recruitment Services in Hamilton is seeking an Automotive Engineering & Teaching Resource Technician to create and maintain practical teaching resources and equipment for level 3 pre-trade and level 4 courses. You will design, modify and repair training rigs, while ensuring safety and fit-for-purpose operation.

The role focuses on applying automotive electrical and mechanical skills in an educational setting, with a hands-on, creative approach and collaboration in a modern workshop