Senior Installer

Kinetic Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong remuneration package

Away-from-home allowance

Flights and accommodation covered

Company van and phone

Full specialist training

Nationwide travel

Long-term career progression

Leadership opportunities

Autonomy on varied projects

Job summary

Kinetic Recruitment in Auckland is seeking an experienced Senior Installer for an established New Zealand company. This is a hands-on role on the tools, working with a small crew across specialist installation, construction, coating and maintenance work on commercial projects.

You’ll lead onsite when required, organise the crew, liaise with clients and ensure work is completed safely and to a high standard.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' construction or trade experience.
• Strong hands-on practical ability with tools daily.
• Experience leading workers or small crews preferred.
• Able to read plans and work to specifications.
• Willing to travel regularly for work and pass safety checks.

Responsibilities

• Working hands-on across specialist installation and construction projects.
• Using hand and power tools daily.
• Carrying, preparing, measuring, cutting and installing materials.
• Completing specialist timber installation, coating and maintenance work.
• Leading small crews onsite and setting up sites.
• Traveling across New Zealand and occasionally to the Pacific Islands.

Skills

Hands-on

Leadership

Reading plans

Tool use

Job description

Looking for something a little different from the usual construction role?

We're recruiting for an established New Zealand company looking for an experienced Senior Installer to join their Auckland team.

This is a genuinely hands-on role. You'll be on the tools, working alongside a small crew carrying out specialist installation, construction, coating and maintenance work across a range of commercial projects.

You'll also take the lead onsite when required - helping organise the crew, keeping jobs moving, talking with clients and making sure the work is completed safely and to a high standard.

Projects will take you throughout New Zealand and occasionally into the Pacific Islands, so this will suit someone who enjoys being out on site, travelling with work and doing something different from the usual building job.

You don't need experience in this particular industry. Full specialist training will be provided. We're more interested in finding someone with a solid trade or construction background who is practical, reliable and confident leading by example.

What you'll be doing

• Working hands-on across specialist installation and construction projects
• Using hand and power tools daily
• Carrying, preparing, measuring, cutting and installing materials
• Completing specialist timber installation, coating and maintenance work
• Working alongside and leading small crews onsite
• Setting up sites and preparing materials and equipment for upcoming jobs
• Making sure work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard
• Reading plans, taking measurements and solving practical issues onsite
• Liaising with clients and contractors while on site
• Helping train and support junior installers and labourers
• Loading, unloading and transporting tools and materials
• Travelling throughout New Zealand and occasionally to the Pacific Islands

What we're looking for

• Minimum 5 years' construction or trade experience
• Strong hands-on practical ability
• Comfortable working on the tools every day
• Experience leading workers or small crews would be highly regarded
• Confident using hand and power tools
• Able to measure accurately and work from plans or instructions
• Good practical problem-solving skills
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual work
• High standards around workmanship and attention to detail
• Comfortable dealing with clients onsite
• Flexible and genuinely happy travelling regularly for work
• Full NZ Class 2 driver licence
• Confident driving manual vehicles
• NZ citizen with a current NZ passport
• Ability to pass police and site access checks
• Keen to learn a specialist trade and develop long term

Carpenters, builders, roofers, flooring installers, painters, joiners, fabricators and experienced construction workers are all encouraged to apply.

What's on offer

• Strong remuneration package based on experience
• Away-from-home allowance
• All flights and accommodation covered while travelling
• Company van and phone
• Full specialist training
• Nationwide travel
• Long-term career progression
• Opportunity to move into further leadership as the team grows
• Varied projects with plenty of autonomy

If you're an experienced tradie who still enjoys being hands-on and wants something different from the usual construction role, this could be a great move.