Senior Maintenance Engineer - Freight & Conveyor Systems

New Zealand Couriers; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full‑time

Competitive remuneration

Varied engineering role

Automated sortation exposure

Supportive team

PPE provided

Job summary

New Zealand Couriers – Christchurch, South Island, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join The Freight Hub engineering team in a permanent full-time role. The role focuses on welding, fabrication and mechanical repairs on freight handling equipment, including cages and trolleys, and supports cross‑belt sorter systems.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and ensure safety, with training available on the sortation equipment.

Qualifications

• Strong welding, fabrication and mechanical repair experience.
• Experience with preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs.
• Experience maintaining industrial, freight‑handling or materials‑handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Complete welding, fabrication and mechanical repairs on freight cages, trolleys and other operational equipment.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Inspect equipment, identify faults and complete repairs safely and promptly.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment safety and reliability.
• Assist with inspections, maintenance, fault‑finding and breakdown support on the cross‑belt sorter and conveyor systems.
• Ensure safe working practices, permits and isolation procedures are followed.
• Keep maintenance records and spare‑parts information accurate and up to date.
• Assist with building maintenance and contractor coordination.
• Participate in rostered after‑hours breakdown support when required.

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Mechanical repair

Fault finding

Health and safety

Record keeping

Teamwork

Education

Trade qualification

Mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

Beumer sorter

Conveyor systems

Cross‑belt sorter

Job description

New Zealand Couriers – Christchurch, South Island, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join The Freight Hub engineering team in a permanent full-time role. The role focuses on welding, fabrication and mechanical repairs on freight handling equipment, including cages and trolleys, and supports cross‑belt sorter systems.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and ensure safety, with training available on the sortation equipment.