Asphalt Paving Operator
We are looking for an Operator to join the Higgins Asphalt Team in Tauranga. This position will involve operating an Asphalt Paver, Skid Steer and Loader Roller. You will have good Asphalt knowledge and experience in operating Asphalt machinery.
Our Operators are pro-active, and safety focused and enjoy working for an organisation where hard work is recognised and where they can build a career and not just do a job.
Come join the Green Team:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Join a supportive team that treat each other like Whanau
- Ongoing training and development with support to gain further licences, if required
- Career development - opportunities to grow your career at Higgins and the wider Fletcher Building group of businesses
- Access to Fletchers Building Benefits Programme, including:
- A market-leading parental leave policy to ensure employees are well supported throughout one of life’s most significant events
- FB employee share scheme, welfare & educational funds - including funding towards School Holiday Programmes & tutoring for children
- A significant portfolio of retail benefits across major NZ businesses such as ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Full clean New Zealand Driver’s License with WTR
- Asphalt Roller/Paver experience
- Roading and Infrastructure experience
- Strong focus on health and safety not only for yourself, your colleagues but also the public
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude and the ability to think for yourself
- A high level of physical fitness due to the physical nature of the role
- Be reliable, honest and a flexible team player
Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.
Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check - you’ll need to be fit for work!
Building better roads for safer journeys - He pai ake te hanga o nga rori, kia haumaru ai nga haerenga
Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles.We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.