Paramedic

Hato Hone St John; Manawatū-Whanganui; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an automotive technician to maintain and repair the NZ Army's heavy vehicle fleet at Linton Military Camp. You will diagnose faults, perform repairs, and carry out post-deployment inspections to keep equipment safe and mission-ready.

You should hold an NZ automotive qualification, Class 1–2 licenses, and have hands-on experience with vehicle electronics and diagnostics. The role includes supervising apprentices and coordinating with teams for parts and services.

Qualifications

• Must hold NZ accreditation or equivalent in automotive industry.
• Minimum Class 1 & 2 driver licenses.
• Experience in automotive mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Knowledge of vehicle electronics and diagnostics.
• Familiarity with legislative and regulatory requirements in automotive trade.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to improve processes and procedures.
• Hands-on repair and maintenance of automotive vehicles and equipment to standards and safety.
• Ensure first-time compliance with WOF and COF standards.
• Adapt to evolving vehicle technology and data entry.
• Coordinate with production office for materials, consumables and services to facilitate repairs.
• Liaise with technical authorities and customers to complete repairs and servicing.

Skills

Automotive engineering

Electrical repairs

Vehicle electronics

Mechanical aptitude

Diagnostic processes

Regulatory compliance

Apprentice supervision

Education

NZ automotive qualification

Tools

Diagnostic tools

Job description

The Opportunity

Based at Linton Military Camp, you'll put your automotive expertise to work maintaining and repairing the NZ Army's heavy vehicle fleet, keeping critical equipment safe, reliable and mission-ready. From post-deployment inspections to fault diagnosis and repairs, you'll work across Workshop and MRO teams, with the flexibility to jump in where you're needed most.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Team/Section Lead to improve processes or procedures.
• Provide hands on repair and maintenance tasks to automotive vehicles and equipment, to the necessary quality and industry best practice standards, and in a safe and professional manner.
• Undertake maintenance and repair tasks to ensure first time compliance with warrant of Fitness (WOF) and Certificate of Fitness (COF) standards.
• Be prepared to adapt to new technology as it evolves within the trade; both in terms of vehicles and equipment, and data entry.
• Link with production office staff for materials, consumables and other services to facilitate the repair of equipment.
• Liaise with technical authorities and customers as necessary to successfully complete repairs, maintenance and servicing of equipment.

What you'll bring

• National Certificate in Automotive Engineering, Heavy Diesel Vehicles or equivalent NZ accredited qualification with in the automotive industry.
• Minimum Class 1 & 2 driver licences.
• Demonstrated technical competence in automotive mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Basic engineering skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge of vehicle electronics and diagnostic processes.
• In depth knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements pertaining to the automotive trade.
• Trade experience in providing supervision and instruction to apprentices.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.