Road Maintenance Labourer

Higgins; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 34,440 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Career development opportunities

Subsidised medical insurance

Subsidised education and training

Job summary

Higgins in Hamilton is seeking Road Maintenance Labourers to join the Green Team for a new contract with Waikato District Council, starting in July 2025. This role offers competitive hourly rates, guaranteed work hours, and long-term job security until at least 2030.

The position requires a Full Class 1 & 2 Driver’s license, previous road maintenance experience is preferred. Additional perks include career development opportunities and access to a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Full Class 1 & 2 Driver’s license required.
• WTR endorsement is a bonus.
• Previous experience in road maintenance is preferred.
• Must be available for on-call work with quick response times.
• Experience with incident response is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Involved in general maintenance and repair works on roads.
• Conduct annual programmed works and pre-seal repairs.
• Respond quickly to job site calls when needed.

Skills

Driver’s license (Full Class 1 & 2)

Experience in road maintenance

Reliable and honest team player

Job description

Higgins Hamilton have secured an exciting new contract – the Waikato District Council northern road maintenance and renewals contract. Due to this, our team is growing, and we are seeking Road Maintenance Labourers to join the Green Team now, ready for project kick off in July 2025.

The contract covers a network of approximately1200km of sealed & unsealed roads in North Waikato from Huntly to P?keno. You will be involved in the general maintenance, repair works, annual programmed works, pre-seal repairs and additional works on this comprehensive roading network.

Come join the Green Team

• Competitive hourly rate + Guaranteed 40 hours per week
• Permanent long-term secured work until minimum 2030
• Support to gain further licences, if required
• Career development – opportunities to grow your career at Higgins and the wider Fletcher Building group of businesses
• Access to Fletchers Building Benefits Programme, including:
  • A market-leading parental leave policy to ensure employees are well supported throughout one of life’s most significant events
  • FB employee share scheme, welfare & educational funds – including funding towards School Holiday Programmes & tutoring for children
  • A significant portfolio of retail benefits across major NZ businesses such as ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung

What you’ll bring to the role

• Full Class 1 & 2 Driver’s license required
• WTR (Wheels, Tracks, and Rollers) endorsement a bonus
• Previous experience in road maintenance is preferred
• Must be available to work on an on-call roster
• Able to reach the job site within 30 minutes for any call-outs
• Experience with incident response is a plus
• Familiarity with RAMM is beneficial
• Reliable, honest, and a good team player

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 ng? rori, kia haumaru ai ng? 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.