X-Cast Production Technician

Hynds Limited; Pokeno; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training on the job

Health insurance (subject to eligible)

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to company partner discounts

Job summary

Hynds Limited in Pokeno is seeking a Production Technician - X-Cast to join our hands-on team turning steel and concrete into finished precast products.

You’ll work under the Production Manager across mould setup, casting, finishing and QC, with focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. This role offers on-site training and a clear path to higher responsibilities at New Zealand’s leading precast facility.

Qualifications

• Hands-on or physical work background in precast, concrete, carpentry, steel fixing, manufacturing, labouring or similar.
• Ability to read plans/drawings and follow them accurately.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and standards of workmanship.
• Willingness to obtain Class 1 license with F endorsement; a gantry-crane ticket or reo experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Keep everyone safe by applying 5S, safe lifting, tidy work areas and speaking up when something looks off.
• Build moulds by setting up formwork and moulds to drawings, square and solid.
• Cast and pour concrete into moulds to spec with reinforcement cages.
• Strip and finish cured products, ramp and label finished items to standard.
• Check the work with QC, complete paperwork correctly, and sort non-conformances on the spot.
• Contribute ideas at pre-starts and toolbox talks, learning new skills across the site.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Reading drawings

Safety mindset

Quality standards

Forklift license (F)

Gantry crane ticket

Rebar experience

Job description

The precast pipes that leaves our Pokeno yard doesn’t get much attention — and that’s kind of the point. It goes into the ground right across New Zealand and just does its job, quietly, for the next hundred years. Getting it right the first time takes skill, focus, and a crew that cares about the standard on the product.

We’re after a Production Technician -X-Cast to join that crew at our Pokeno site. It’s honest, hands-on work for someone who likes seeing a finished product at the end of the day, backs the people around them, and takes real pride in a job done right.

About Hynds

We’re a family-owned New Zealand company that’s been going since 1973, and today we’re the country’s biggest maker of reinforced concrete pipe and precast products. Seven manufacturing plants, branches nationwide, more than 800 people — but still run on a pretty simple idea: look after your people, do the right thing, and back each other. Pokeno is our largest manufacturing site, and one of the most advanced precast facilities of its kind in the world — and it’s where you come in.

About the role

You’ll report to the Production Manager and work as part of the team that turns steel, and concrete into finished precast product. Mould set‑up, reinforcement, casting, finishing, stripping and QC — you’ll move across all of it, and no two days will look quite the same. Whatever leaves the yard leaves at the standard you set.

On any given day, you’ll:

• Keep everyone safe — live the basics: 5S, safe lifting and loading, tidy work areas, and speaking up the moment something looks off.
• Build the moulds — set up formwork and moulds to the drawings, square and solid, ready to pour.
• Cast and pour — place reinforcement cages and get concrete into the mould to spec.
• Strip and finish — once it’s cured, strip, ramp, mark and tidy the finished product to standard.
• Check the work — run your QC, complete the paperwork properly, and sort non-conformances then and there.
• Keep improving — bring ideas to pre-starts and toolbox talks, and pick up new skills across the site as you go.

What you’ll bring

• Some hands‑on or physical work behind you — precast, concrete, carpentry, steel fixing, manufacturing, labouring, warehousing, or anything similar
• Enough confidence with plans and drawings to follow them — or the smarts to learn fast
• Respect for quality standards and safe ways of working
• A body that’s up for physical work and a head that’s switched on to safety
• A Class 1 licence with F (forklift) endorsement helps — or the willingness to get one
• A gantry-crane ticket (3800) or reo experience is a nice‑to‑have, not a dealbreak

Most of all, you’re someone people can rely on — you turn up, pull your weight, take pride in the job, and look out for the crew around you.

What we offer

• Training on the job and a genuine path to move up
• Health insurance (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to company partner discounts

At Hynds, we believe diverse teams make better decisions and stronger businesses. We’re committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, supported and encouraged to thrive.