Plant Engineer

Fletcher Building; Whanganui; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Fletcher Building seeks a hands-on Plant Engineer for our Wanganui quarry, to keep production safe, reliable and efficient. You will perform preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and support continuous improvement to meet site standards.

You will act as a key link between operations and maintenance, ensuring work is completed to Rangitikei Aggregates’ standards, with a focus on safety and efficiency. The role offers a 40-hour week with some rostered Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Must have trade qualification in engineering, fitting, mechanical maintenance or similar.
• Strong safety mindset and ability to work safely in noisy/dusty/hot environments.
• Clear communicator who can work independently and build relationships across the site.

Responsibilities

• Complete planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on quarry infrastructure.
• Carry out inspections and audits to spot faults, hazards and improvement opportunities.
• Identify root causes, implement corrective actions and help reduce downtime.
• Perform welding, cutting, fabrication, fitting and project work.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to maintenance planning and improvement activity.
• Identify hazards and support HS&E initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance & Eng

Safety mindset

Communication & teamwork

Planning & prioritisation

Education

Trade qualification in engineering or related field

Job description

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Fletcher Building – Wanganui, North Island

We’re looking for a hands‑on Plant Engineer to help keep our quarry running safely, reliably and efficiently. In this role, you’ll be central to keeping production moving — tackling preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs and supporting continuous improvement across the site. You’ll be a key link between operations and maintenance, ensuring plant work is completed safely, efficiently and to Rangitikei Aggregates’ standards.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Maintenance & Engineering – Complete planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on quarry infrastructure.
• Daily Checks – Carry out inspections and audits to spot faults, hazards and improvement opportunities.
• Fault Diagnosis – Identify root causes, implement corrective actions and help reduce downtime.
• Repairs & Fabrication – Perform welding, cutting, fabrication, fitting and project work.
• Reporting – Maintain accurate records and contribute to maintenance planning and improvement activity.
• Safety & Hazard Management – Identify hazards, follow isolation and permit to work processes, and support HS&E initiatives

What this role offers:

• Guaranteed 40 hours - Monday to Friday and some Saturdays on roster
• Weekly paid, hourly rate from $40.00

What You’ll Bring

• Trade qualification in engineering, fitting, mechanical maintenance or similar experience, preferably in quarries
• Safety mindset – strong commitment to upholding Health & Safety standards; able to work safely in noisy, dusty or hot environments.
• Communication & teamwork – clear communicator who can work independently and build strong relationships across the site.
• Planning & prioritisation – able to organise maintenance tasks effectively and respond to operational priorities.

Why Join Us

You’ll be part of a team that values safety, teamwork and continuous improvement, with plenty of variety and the chance to make a real impact on plant reliability and quarry performance.

For this role you will need:

Right to work in New Zealand

Decent level of fitness – there will be some manual heavy lifting

Common sense and a healthy and positive attitude towards your work to ensure your teammates get home safely each day.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t apply for roles unless they match 100% the job description.

We are proud of your diversity and see it as one of the things that make us stronger. We welcome your individuality and encourage you to bring your true self to work, so if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t fit it, we would still love you to apply.