Heavy Diesel Technician: Field & Workshop Expert

Kinetic Recruitment; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Weekly tool allowance

Ongoing product training and support

Plenty of variety and hands-on work

Job summary

Kinetic Recruitment is seeking a hands‑on Heavy Diesel Technician based in Invercargill to service, repair and diagnose heavy equipment across workshop and field sites.

You'll tackle breakdowns on construction and earthmoving gear, perform scheduled maintenance, and work closely with customers and the workshop team to keep downtime to a minimum. A trade qualification and a full driver’s licence are preferred, along with your own tools.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with construction/earthmoving heavy equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and hydraulics skills.
• Trade qualification preferred; full driver’s licence and own tools.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, repairing and diagnosing heavy equipment and machinery
• Attending breakdowns and carrying out repairs on-site
• Fault finding across hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems
• Carrying out scheduled maintenance and workshop repairs
• Working with customers, the workshop and parts team to keep jobs moving
• Completing job reports and paperwork

Skills

Heavy equipment repair

Fault finding

Hydraulics

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

On-site service

Workshop repair

Customer interaction

Documentation

Safety awareness

Education

Trade qualification

Full driver’s license

Tools

Own tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Kinetic Recruitment is seeking a hands‑on Heavy Diesel Technician based in Invercargill to service, repair and diagnose heavy equipment across workshop and field sites.

You'll tackle breakdowns on construction and earthmoving gear, perform scheduled maintenance, and work closely with customers and the workshop team to keep downtime to a minimum. A trade qualification and a full driver’s licence are preferred, along with your own tools.