Technician - Palmerston North

Scania New Zealand; Foxton Beach; In loco; NZD 60.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Scania New Zealand is seeking a skilled automotive technician to base at Linton Military Camp, maintaining and repairing the NZ Army's heavy vehicle fleet to keep equipment safe, reliable and mission-ready. You will perform fault diagnostics, post-deployment inspections, and repairs across Workshop and MRO teams with flexibility to assist where needed.

The role requires a National Certificate in Automotive Engineering with heavy-diesel focus, plus Class 1/2 licences, and strong repair abilities

Competenze

• NZ-accredited qualification in automotive industry.
• Proven technical competence in mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Experience supervising apprentices.

Mansioni

• Provide technical support to improve processes or procedures.
• Hands-on repair and maintenance of automotive vehicles to quality standards.
• Maintain WOF/COF readiness and safety compliance.
• Adapt to new technology in vehicles and equipment.
• Coordinate with production staff for materials and services.
• Liaise with technical authorities and customers to complete repairs and servicing.

Conoscenze

Heavy diesel repairs

Electrical systems

Diagnostics

Mechanical skills

Safety compliance

Formazione

National Certificate in Automotive Engineering, Heavy Diesel Vehicles

Strumenti

Diagnostic equipment

Workshop tools

Descrizione del lavoro

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.