MANUFACTURING CARPENTERS

Draft NZ Limited; Howick; On-site; NZD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

Overtime opportunities

Career progression

PPE provided

Long-term stability

Job summary

Draft NZ Limited – East Tamaki, North Island is hiring Manufacturing Carpenters for AM and PM shifts. You’ll start on the framing line with clear progression paths and training. The company emphasizes a strong safety culture and long-term career growth within a supportive environment.

Shifts include early AM and late PM, with overtime and occasional weekends as demand grows. Prior carpentry helps but is not essential; candidates must show reliability, safety focus, and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Reliability in attendance and punctuality.
• Care for doing work properly and accurately.
• Strong safety mindset and compliance.
• Motivation to learn and improve.

Responsibilities

• Cut timber accurately using saws and cutting lists.
• Build trusses and frames with pneumatic nail guns and hand tools.
• Read plans and follow production specifications.
• Rotate across multiple areas of the manufacturing line.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and tidy work area.
• Work with a team and receive training and mentoring.

Skills

Attendance reliability

Safety awareness

Work quality focus

Willingness to learn

Job description

Draft NZ Limited – East Tamaki, North Island

About the Role

This isn't just labour hire filling a shift. We're hiring Manufacturing Carpenters on behalf of one of New Zealand's biggest names in building supplies. This is a business where people stay for decades because the culture is real, the training is proper, and the pathway keeps moving.

Multiple positions are now open across both AM and PM shifts, based in East Tamaki. If you want steady work with a business that will invest in your career, this is one worth applying for.

Why This One's Different

Most manufacturing jobs pay you to turn up and grind. This one pays you to grow.

The site we're placing into has just had 62 people hit 10-year and 20-year service milestones this year. That's not a fluke. That's the culture. People don't stay that long unless they're being looked after, trained properly, and given the chance to move up.

You'll start on the framing line. From there, the door is open. Team leader, supervisor, processing and optimising team, forklift roles, even the office side of the business. Wherever you want to go, if you show you want it, they'll invest in getting you there.

Prior carpentry experience helps but honestly isn't the priority. What they really want is:

• People who turn up every day
• People who care about doing the work properly
• People who take safety seriously
• People who want to learn

Shifts Available

• AM Shift: 4:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Monday to Friday
• PM Shift: 3:30 PM to 11:00 PM, Monday to Friday
• Overtime: Currently 55+ hours per week minimum through peak
• Weekends: Occasional Saturday shifts as demand grows
• Meal allowance kicks in after 9-hour shifts

What You'll Be Doing

• Cutting timber accurately using saws and cutting lists
• Building trusses and frames using pneumatic nail guns and hand tools
• Reading plans and working to production specifications
• Rotating across different areas of the manufacturing line
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and tidy work area
• Working as part of a proper team with real training and mentoring

What We're After

• Willingness to learn and take on new skills (prenail experience welcome, not essential)
• Consistent attendance, this is non-negotiable
• Attention to quality and pride in your work
• Safety-first mindset (nail guns, machinery, real hazards to respect)
• Physically fit for sustained standing, timber lifting, and repetitive hand and arm use
• Comfortable in a semi-open manufacturing environment with variable temperatures
• Ability to read a basic plan (you’ll be tested at interview)
• Legal right to work in NZ (permanent residents and citizens preferred for stability)
• Own transport (early AM start or late PM finish, limited public transport options)
• Willing to pass a drug and alcohol test
• Two contactable references

What's In It For You

• Pay starts at $27 per hour and moves up to $33 based on experience and skills
• Ongoing full-time work with plenty of overtime available
• Genuine career pathway with training built in over 3 to 4 months
• Rotation across multiple areas so the work stays interesting
• Meal allowance on longer shifts, shift allowance built in
• Proper PPE provided (nail guns, face shields, and specialist gear supplied by the client)
• Work for a business that invests in its people for the long haul

The Honest Word

The work is real. Timber is heavy. Nail guns take respect. Shifts stretch out when overtime is on offer. If you're looking for something easy, this isn't it.

But if you want a proper career with a business that will train you, pay you fairly, and keep opening doors as you prove yourself, this is a genuine opportunity.

Only candidates with the legal right to work in NZ and the willingness to pass pre-employment checks will be contacted.