Equipment Technician/ Diesel Mechanic

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship available for overseas/app

Full visa sponsorship under AEWV

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs is seeking a capable Diesel Mechanic/Equipment Technician to join a highly skilled heav y machinery team in New Zealand. The hands-on technician will diagnose faults, maintain heavy equipment and solve challenging mechanical problems, with experience in construction or forestry machinery highly regarded.

You will have access to ongoing training, professional development and long-term career opportunities, with visa sponsorship available for suitable overseas applicants.

Qualifications

• Relevant Heavy Plant and Equipment qualification at NZQA Level 4 or equivalent.
• Experience as a Diesel Mechanic or Heavy Equipment Technician.
• Strong practical mechanical skills.
• Experience with construction, forestry or heavy machinery preferred.
• Excellent diagnostic and fault-finding capabilities.
• Strong technical and analytical thinking.
• Ability to interpret technical information.
• Basic to strong computer literacy.
• Reliable, self-motivated and hands-on approach.
• Commitment to workplace health and safety.
• Good communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain heavy plant and equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and equipment failures.
• Carry out preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Repair and replace faulty mechanical components.
• Investigate complex equipment issues and determine appropriate solutions.
• Conduct inspections and equipment assessments.
• Use technical information and diagnostic tools to identify faults.
• Complete scheduled servicing and maintenance tasks.
• Ensure repairs meet required quality and safety standards.
• Maintain workshop and equipment records.
• Communicate effectively with customers and team members.
• Follow all company health and safety requirements.

Skills

Diagnostics

Fault finding

Mechanical skills

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Safety compliance

Education

NZQA Level 4 Heavy Plant

Job description

AnexcitingopportunityisavailableforacapableDieselMechanic/EquipmentTechniciantojoinahighlyskilledheavymachineryteaminNewZealand.

Thisroleissuitedtoahands-ontechnicianwhoenjoysdiagnosingfaults,maintainingheavyequipmentandsolvingchallengingmechanicalproblems.Experiencewithconstructionorforestrymachinerywillbehighlyregarded.

Youwillhaveaccesstoongoingtraining,professionaldevelopmentandlong-termcareeropportunities.

The Opportunity

AnexcitingopportunityisavailableforacapableDieselMechanic/EquipmentTechniciantojoinahighlyskilledheavymachineryteaminNewZealand.

Thisroleissuitedtoahands-ontechnicianwhoenjoysdiagnosingfaults,maintainingheavyequipmentandsolvingchallengingmechanicalproblems.Experiencewithconstructionorforestrymachinerywillbehighlyregarded.

Youwillhaveaccesstoongoingtraining,professionaldevelopmentandlong-termcareeropportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serviceandmaintainheavyplantandequipment
• Diagnosemechanicalfaultsandequipmentfailures
• Carryoutpreventativeandcorrectivemaintenance
• Repairandreplacefaultymechanicalcomponents
• Investigatecomplexequipmentissuesanddetermineappropriatesolutions
• Conductinspectionsandequipmentassessments
• Usetechnicalinformationanddiagnostictoolstoidentifyfaults
• Completescheduledservicingandmaintenancetasks
• Ensuring repairs meet required quality and safety standards
• Maintainworkshopandequipmentrecords
• Communicateeffectivelywithcustomersandteammembers
• Followallcompanyhealthandsafetyrequirements

Requirements & Eligibility

• RelevantHeavyPlantandEquipmentqualificationatNZQALevel4orequivalent
• RelevantexperienceasaDieselMechanicorHeavyEquipmentTechnician
• Strongpracticalmechanicalskills
• Experiencewithconstruction,forestryorheavymachinerypreferred
• Excellentdiagnosticandfault-findingcapabilities
• Strongtechnicalandanalyticalthinking
• Abilitytointerprettechnicalinformation
• Basictostrongcomputerliteracy
• Reliable,self-motivatedandhands-onapproach
• Commitmenttoworkplacehealthandsafety
• Goodcommunicationandcustomerserviceskills

Special Instructions

Sponsorshipavailableforsuitableoverseasapplicants.

• Serviceandmaintainheavyplantandequipment
• Diagnosemechanicalfaultsandequipmentfailures
• Carryoutpreventativeandcorrectivemaintenance
• Repairandreplacefaultymechanicalcomponents
• Investigatecomplexequipmentissuesanddetermineappropriatesolutions
• Conductinspectionsandequipmentassessments
• Usetechnicalinformationanddiagnostictoolstoidentifyfaults
• Completescheduledservicingandmaintenancetasks
• Ensuring repairs meet required quality and safety standards
• Maintainworkshopandequipmentrecords
• Communicateeffectivelywithcustomersandteammembers
• Followallcompanyhealthandsafetyrequirements

• RelevantHeavyPlantandEquipmentqualificationatNZQALevel4orequivalent
• RelevantexperienceasaDieselMechanicorHeavyEquipmentTechnician
• Strongpracticalmechanicalskills
• Experiencewithconstruction,forestryorheavymachinerypreferred
• Excellentdiagnosticandfault-findingcapabilities
• Strongtechnicalandanalyticalthinking
• Abilitytointerprettechnicalinformation
• Basictostrongcomputerliteracy
• Reliable,self-motivatedandhands-onapproach
• Commitmenttoworkplacehealthandsafety
• Goodcommunicationandcustomerserviceskills

Sponsorshipavailableforsuitableoverseasapplicants.

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