Diesel Motor Mechanic

BuildRight Construction AU; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship availability

AEWV support

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU in New Zealand is seeking an experienced Diesel Mechanic to work across heavy vehicles, diesel systems, hydraulics and electrical fault diagnosis. The role suits candidates with genuine industry experience and a clear pathway to career progression.

You will diagnose faults, perform servicing and preventative maintenance, document work accurately, and follow safety procedures in both workshop and outdoor environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years servicing and repairing heavy vehicles.
• Relevant mechanical qualification or substantial demonstrated industry experience.
• Full Class 1 driver’s licence (Class 4 advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and repair diesel engines and heavy vehicles.
• Service diesel-powered vehicles and mechanical systems.
• Performs scheduled servicing and preventative maintenance.
• Investigate hydraulic and electrical faults.
• Use diagnostic equipment to identify issues.
• Record completed work, servicing details and repair information accurately.
• Maintain tools and workshop in clean, organised condition.
• Follow established workplace health and safety procedures.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and communicate technical issues clearly.
• Perform mechanical duties in both workshop and outdoor environments as required.

Skills

Diesel engines

Heavy vehicles

Diagnostics

Maintenance

Education

Mechanical qualification or substantial demonstrated industry experience

Tools

Vehicle diagnostics equipment

Diagnostic software

Job description

PutyourdieselmechanicalexperiencetoworkinaNewZealandrolewhereverifiedskills,reliableworkhistoryandprofessionalstandardsmatter.

WearelookingforanexperiencedDieselMechanicwhocanconfidentlyworkacrossheavyvehicles,dieselsystems,hydraulicsandelectricalfaultdiagnosis.ThisopportunityissuitedtocandidateswhocandemonstrategenuineindustryexperienceandarereadytobuildtheircareerinNewZealandthroughastructuredemploymentpathway.

The Opportunity

PutyourdieselmechanicalexperiencetoworkinaNewZealandrolewhereverifiedskills,reliableworkhistoryandprofessionalstandardsmatter.

WearelookingforanexperiencedDieselMechanicwhocanconfidentlyworkacrossheavyvehicles,dieselsystems,hydraulicsandelectricalfaultdiagnosis.ThisopportunityissuitedtocandidateswhocandemonstrategenuineindustryexperienceandarereadytobuildtheircareerinNewZealandthroughastructuredemploymentpathway.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnosefaultsandcarryoutrepairsondieselenginesandheavyvehicles
• Servicediesel-poweredvehiclesandassociatedmechanicalsystems
• Performscheduledservicingandpreventativemaintenance
• Investigateandrepairhydraulicandelectricalsystemfaults
• Useappropriatediagnosticequipmentandsoftwaretoidentifytechnicalissues
• Completemechanicalinspectionsandassessvehiclecondition
• Carryoutrepairsefficientlywhilemaintaininghigh-qualityworkmanship
• Recordcompletedwork,servicingdetailsandrepairinformationaccurately
• Maintaintools,equipmentandworkshopareasinacleanandorganisedcondition
• Followestablishedworkplacehealthandsafetyprocedures
• Workcollaborativelywithcolleagueswhilecommunicatingtechnicalissuesclearly
• Performmechanicaldutiesinbothworkshopandoutdoorenvironmentswhenrequired

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum2yearsofgenuineexperienceservicingandrepairingheavyvehicles
• Relevantmechanicalqualificationand/orsubstantialdemonstratedindustryexperience
• FullClass1driver'slicenceorequivalent
• Class4licenceisanadvantage
• Demonstrablefault-findingabilityacrossdiesel,hydraulicandelectricalsystems
• Practicalexperienceusingvehiclediagnosticequipmentandsoftware
• Strongcommunicationandteamworkabilities
• Professionalapproachtosafety,workmanshipandworkplaceresponsibilities
• Abilitytomaintainaccurateservicedocumentationandrecords
• Physicallycapableofperformingworkshopandoutdoormechanicalduties
• Willingnesstocompletepre-employmentdrugandalcoholtesting
• Abilitytosuccessfullycompleteapre-employmentmedicalassessment
• AbilitytopassaMinistryofJustice(MOJ)check
• Accurateandverifiableemployment,qualificationandidentitydocumentation

Special Instructions

SponsorshipandAEWVsupportmaybeavailabletoeligibleoverseascandidatesfollowingsuccessfulverificationandassessment.

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).