Industrial Trainer / Assessor

Livehire Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

TECTUM Ltd is seeking a full-time Applicator to join our onsite team in Auckland, delivering industrial, commercial and residential roof coatings and surface restoration projects across the region.

The role is hands-on, involves surface preparation and the use of professional airless spray equipment, with occasional travel to other North Island regions. A minimum of three years’ practical coating experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ relevant practical experience involving surface preparation and professional coating application.
• Practical experience using airless spray equipment and/or other professional spray coating equipment.
• Experience preparing metal or other substrates for protective coating application.

Responsibilities

• Inspect roofing, metalwork and other surfaces before preparation and coating work begins.
• Prepare metal, concrete and other substrates for industrial protective coating systems including relevant cleaning and preparation work.
• Grind, sand and mechanically prepare surfaces where required to remove corrosion, loose coatings, contaminants and other materials that may affect coating adhesion.
• Carry out mechanical preparation of corroded steel and metal roofing substrates.
• Prepare coating products and materials for application in accordance with manufacturer specifications and technical data sheets.
• Setting up and operating professional airless spray equipment and other coating application equipment.
• Applying industrial protective and rustproofing coating systems (Rust-Oleum Noxyde and other specialist protective coating systems used by TECTUM).
• Measuring and monitoring coating coverage and film thickness throughout the application process.
• Completing detailed coating work around roof penetrations, flashings, laps, fasteners, gutters, edges and other components.
• Assisting with minor surface preparation and remedial work required before coating application.
• Masking and protecting surrounding surfaces, equipment and property before spray application.
• Cleaning and maintaining spray guns, nozzles, hoses and other coating application equipment.
• Identifying corrosion, substrate defects and coating defects.
• Following product technical data sheets, application specifications and project-specific work instructions, carrying out quality-control checks.
• Assisting with project QA documentation and recording completed work where required.
• Working safely at heights

Skills

Surface preparation

Coating application

Quality-control checks

Safety at heights

Tools

Airless spray equipment

Job description

Applicator / Industrial Spray Painter

Auckland City TECTUM

Join TECTUM as a full-time Applicator working across industrial, commercial and residential roof coating and surface restoration projects throughout Auckland. You’ll be part of a specialist team delivering high-quality protective coating systems, surface preparation and restoration work.

Applicator / Industrial Spray Painter

TECTUM Ltd is seeking a full-time Applicator to join our onsite team.

The role is mainly based in Auckland, with occasional travel to other regions in the North Island, so the ability to travel for work is required. This is a full-time, permanent position of at least 30 hours per week, with remuneration of $28–$32 per hour.

TECTUM specialises in industrial, commercial and residential roof coatings and surface restoration. We provide protective coating, encapsulation and restoration systems designed to extend the service life of existing roofing and building surfaces.

This is a practical, hands‑on role working across residential, commercial and industrial projects. The successful applicant will undertake specialist surface preparation and apply industrial protective and rustproofing coating systems using professional airless spray equipment and other appropriate application methods.

The Role

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Inspecting roofing, metalwork and other surfaces before preparation and coating work begins.
• Preparing metal, concrete and other applicable substrates for industrial protective coating systems including relevant cleaning and preparation work.
• Grinding, sanding and mechanically preparing surfaces where required to remove corrosion, loose coatings, contaminants and other materials that may affect coating adhesion.
• Carrying out mechanical preparation of corroded steel and metal roofing substrates.
• Preparing coating products and materials for application in accordance with manufacturer specifications and technical data sheets.
• Setting up and operating professional airless spray equipment and other coating application equipment.
• Applying industrial protective and rustproofing coating systems (Rust-Oleum Noxyde and other specialist protective coating systems used by TECTUM).
• Measuring and monitoring coating coverage and film thickness throughout the application process.
• Completing detailed coating work around roof penetrations, flashings, laps, fasteners, gutters, edges and other components.
• Assisting with minor surface preparation and remedial work required before coating application.
• Masking and protecting surrounding surfaces, equipment and property before spray application.
• Cleaning and maintaining spray guns, nozzles, hoses and other coating application equipment.
• Identifying corrosion, substrate defects and coating defects.
• Following product technical data sheets, application specifications and project‑specific work instructions, carrying out quality‑control checks.
• Assisting with project QA documentation and recording completed work where required.
• Working safely at heights

Skills and Experience

You Should Have:

• At least three years’ relevant practical experience involving surface preparation and professional coating application.
• Practical experience using airless spray equipment and/or other professional spray coating equipment.
• Experience preparing metal or other substrates for protective coating application.
• An understanding of protective