Fitter / Turner and Welder
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $36 - $40/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Kabayan, if your hands know both the lathe and the welding torch, this Christchurch opening deserves a look. A New Zealand business set up in 2017 builds, refurbishes and services cranes and lifting equipment nationwide, and it is adding a full-time Fitter / Turner and Welder to its close-knit workshop team, with support for its field servicing work.
If you have spent years overseas keeping heavy machinery running, you will understand the high workmanship standard, honest customer care and can-do spirit this team expects. You need the legal right to work in New Zealand or the willingness to undergo the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process, the employer-sponsored work visa.
Get your English CV ready first, showing your trade certificate, your years in heavy engineering and the cranes or hydraulic systems you have worked on. You can let Build AI CV help you prepare a crane technician CV and send it through PinoyAbroad.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and run lathes, mills and drills to manufacture precision crane components, and modify or repair existing ones.
- Do certified welding plus structural fabrication with steel and aluminium.
- Use those skills to refurbish cranes or custom-build crane setups.
- Keep mid-to-high-level lifting systems running through preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and fault repairs.
- Follow the New Zealand health and safety protocols, engineering standards and workshop guidelines strictly.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Trade Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Fitting and Turning / Fabrication), or an equivalent at NZQA Level 4.
- At least 5 years of post-qualification experience in heavy mechanical engineering, fabrication or plant maintenance.
- Crane or hydraulics experience is highly regarded.
- Ability to read technical drawings and blueprints and interpret them accurately.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
- A proactive attitude toward work.
- Legal right to work in New Zealand, or willingness to undergo the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process.
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