Multi-Skilled Operator (Class 5)

Higgins; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand is looking for a multiskilled Operator/Class 5 Driver to join their Heavy Maintenance Crew. The role involves operating machinery, transporting equipment, and ensuring road maintenance, with a focus on safety. The company offers competitive pay, development opportunities, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Opportunity to upskill

Access to educational funds

Funding for school holiday programmes

Discounts at various locations

Market-leading parental leave policy

Brand new PPE gear

Qualifications

• Appropriate licenses (Class 5+ WTR) required.
• Previous experience in a similar role is necessary.
• Familiarity with manual Roadranger gearboxes essential.

Responsibilities

• Transport mobile plant and equipment to various sites.
• Carry out road maintenance work using heavy machinery.
• Transport aggregate and materials using a 6-wheeler truck.

Skills

Driving heavy trucks

Operating machinery

Health and safety awareness

Team support

Education

Class 5 Driver license

Job description

Description

Higgins are seeking a multiskilled Operator/Class 5 Driver to join the Heavy Maintenance Crew on the East Waikato Network Outcomes Contract (EW NOC), covering the Hauraki Plains - Coromandel Peninsula.

Based out of our Morrinsville branch, you will be responsible for transporting mobile plant and equipment to various sites and carrying out road maintenance work. This includes operating machinery such as excavators, rollers, and brooms. Additionally, you may be involved in transporting aggregate and materials to site using a 6-wheeler truck.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• Appropriate licences (Class 5+ WTR)
• Previous experience in a similar role driving heavy trucks & operating a range of plant
• Familiarity with manual Roadranger gearboxes is essential
• Willing to be hands-on and support your team with a variety of tasks
• Strong focus on health and safety for yourself, colleagues, and the public
• Flexible, committed, and reliable – will turn up rain or shine
• Passion for the industry and willingness to work hard and learn

Come Join The Higgins Team

• Competitive hourly rate + guaranteed 40 hours per week
• Opportunity to upskill and gain further licences
• Join a supportive team that treats each other like Whānau
• Access to educational funds for you and your children
• Funding for school holiday programmes and tutoring for your children
• Discounts across places such as Southern Cross, ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico, and Samsung
• Market-leading parental leave policy
• Fletcher Building share scheme options
• Brand new PPE gear (that’s your own personal protective equipment)

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance, and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check – you’ll need to be fit for work!

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.