Weekend Trades Assistant

Red Stag Timber; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Stag Timber is seeking a Maintenance Trades Assistant to join the Weekend Shift Maintenance team near Rotorua. The role covers a range of heavy industrial maintenance tasks on site, including issuing hot work permits, fire watch, preventative maintenance, machinery greasing, and light maintenance work.

A roto-telehandler may be used as backup operator. The successful candidate will ideally have mobile plant experience and relevant certifications, with a safety-first approach and good

Qualifications

• Mechanical aptitude and strong attention to detail.
• Certifications in mobile plant operation, working at heights and confined space.
• Confident with computer systems to enter findings and create work requests.
• Experience in a maintenance trades assistant role on a busy industrial site.
• Comfortable undertaking repetitive work schedules.
• Safety-first approach with high initiative.
• Good physical fitness to navigate site and complete work requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with a range of heavy industrial maintenance tasks on site.
• Issue hot work permits and undertake fire watch.
• Undertake preventative maintenance, machinery greasing and light maintenance work.
• Operate a roto-telehandler as backup for the primary operator.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Safety-first mindset

Physical fitness

Stamina

Education

Mobile plant operation certification

Working at heights certification

Confined space certification

Job description

Maintenance Trades Assistant & Hot Work Permit Issuer – Weekend Shift

Located 5 minutes south of Rotorua CBD, Red Stag Timber is an industry leader when it comes to producing quality structural timber products. The Company operates New Zealand’s largest sawmill and has actively reinvested in the latest processing technology available worldwide. Our 400+ staff and contractors enjoy a positive workplace culture, with safety our number one priority.

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Trades Assistant / Hot Work Permit Issuer to join our Maintenance team on the weekend shift working Friday to Monday 6.00am – 4.30pm. Additional hours may be required during busy periods with rostered weekday shift hours during the Maintenance shut periods.

This hands-on role works alongside our Weekend Shift Maintenance Tradespeople and Mechanical contractors assisting with a range of heavy industrial maintenance work. The role also includes issue of hot work permits and undertaking fire watch, preventative maintenance, machinery greasing and light maintenance work. Operation of a roto-telehandler will also form part of the role as backup for the primary operator.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience operating mobile plant, preferably within a construction or heavy industrial environment. Experience with hot work processes and permit issuing would be an advantage.

Required skills include:

• Mechanical aptitude and strong attention to detail
• Relevant certifications such as mobile plant operation, working at heights and confined space
• Confidence using computer systems to enter findings and create work requests
• Experience in a maintenance trades assistant role on a busy industrial site
• Comfortable undertaking repetitive work schedules
• A strong "Safety first" approach and high level of initiative
• A good level of physical fitness to safely navigate the site and complete work requirements

Applications close at 4pm on Monday, 31 August 2026.

A pre-employment medical and drug test will be required, along with sound references from previous and current employers. Applicants must currently be living in New Zealand.