Construction Technicians Wanted in Wellington

JobSpace; Wellington; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Extrastaff is seeking Construction Technicians in Wellington for full-time, permanent roles across New Zealand. Roles will be deployed on infrastructure and commercial projects with site locations varying by project demand.

Key responsibilities include erecting scaffolding, forming and pouring concrete, installing joinery, and maintaining safe, efficient worksites. Regional travel across NZ and a valid NZ residency or work visa are required.

Qualifications

• Some experience in construction industry is preferable.
• Friendly, with good time management, & excellent work ethic are essential
• A commitment to learning and developing your skills within the industry
• Sound knowledge of H&S procedures
• Reliable and hardworking
• Fabricate and install custom joinery and cabinetry
• General framing, fix-outs, door hanging, skirting and architraves
• Measure and cut materials with precision
• Work as part of a team
• Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient workspace
• Collaborate with other trades where needed
• Must be able to pass Criminal Check and Drug Test

Responsibilities

• Tasks required of you that is within your skills and capabilities that is necessary for thebusiness of the company.
• Comply with all aspects of any contract, project or task and deliver customer services thatmeets or exceed the expectation of the customer or the Extrastaff business.
• Erect Scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Creating structures, forms or chutes and pouring concrete.
• Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, orwood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphaltbase.
• Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patchingplaster, trowel, and sanding tool.
• Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
• General labouring cleaning construction sites as required by managers
• Loading and unloading building and construction materials, tools and equipment andtransporting them around building sites.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Construction experience

Time management

Good work ethic

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Pass criminal check

Pass drug test

Willing to travel/relocate

Fabricate/install joinery

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Construction Technicians Wanted in Wellington

Extrastaff, aLabourHire Company, is hiringfull-time Construction Technicians for deployment on infrastructure and commercial construction projects throughout New Zealand.Positions are full-time and permanent, with site location based on project demand

Key Responsibilities:

• Tasks required of you that is within your skills and capabilities that is necessary for thebusiness of the company.
• Comply with all aspects of any contract, project or task and deliver customer services thatmeets or exceed the expectation of the customer or the Extrastaff business.
• Erect Scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Creating structures, forms or chutes and pouring concrete.
• Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, orwood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphaltbase.
• Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patchingplaster, trowel, and sanding tool.
• Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
• General labouring cleaning construction sites as required by managers
• Loading and unloading building and construction materials, tools and equipment andtransporting them around building sites.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills and experience required:

• Some experience in construction industry is preferable, but not essential.
• Friendly, with good time management, & excellent work ethic are essential
• A commitment to learning and developing your skills within the industry
• Sound knowledge of H&S procedures
• Reliable and hardworking
• Fabricate and install custom joinery and cabinetry
• General framing, fix-outs, door hanging, skirting and architraves
• Measure and cut materials with precision
• Work as part of a team
• Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient workspace
• Collaborate with other trades where needed
• Must be able to pass Criminal Check and Drug Test

Nationwide Opportunity and Travel:

Although this role is listed in Waikato, we are recruiting forpositions to be deployed across all regions of New Zealand,depending on project requirements.For for clarification, these regions are

North Island:Northland, Auckland,Waikato, Bay ofPlenty,Gisborne,Hawke'sBay,Taranaki,Manawatu-Whanganui,Wellington.

South Island:Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast,Canterbury,Otago,Southland.

Applicants areinvited to apply from any of these regionsandmust be willing to travel or relocatewithin the country as needed,relocation costs will becovered by the company

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.