Road Maintenance Labourer - Taupo
Higgins Hamilton have secured an exciting new contract - the Waikato District Council northern road maintenance and renewals contract. Due to this, our team is growing, and we are seeking Road Maintenance Labourers to join the Green Team now, ready for project kick off in July 2025.
The contract covers a network of approximately1200km of sealed & unsealed roads in North Waikato from Huntly to Pokeno. You will be involved in the general maintenance, repair works, annual programmed works, pre-seal repairs and additional works on this comprehensive roading network.
Come join the Green Team:
- Competitive hourly rate + Guaranteed 40 hours per week
- Permanent long-term secured work until minimum 2030
- 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 Class 1 & 2 Driver's license required
- WTR (Wheels, Tracks, and Rollers) endorsement a bonus
- Previous experience in road maintenance is preferred
- Must be available to work on an on-call roster
- Able to reach the job site within 30 minutes for any call-outs
- Experience with incident response is a plus
- Familiarity with RAMM is beneficial
- Reliable, honest, and a good 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.