HEAVY DIESEL MECHANIC - Room for Advancement

Please only apply for this role if you have full working rights in New Zealand. 

About Us

Alton Drilling is a Kiwi owned and operated company with over 40 years’ experience. Alton's main drilling focus is mineral exploration in locations around New Zealand. 

About the role:

This role is responsible for providing maintenance, repairing a variety of drilling machinery, heavy and light vehicles. This role is also required to assemble and fit components for machinery/vehicles using blueprints/plans to help measure materials for production and monitor machinery/vehicles and repairs faults, while working as part of the workshop team to achieve targets for best work quality, safety and to meet operational goals.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Planned/unplanned maintenance and diagnostics of machinery and vehicles.
• Maintaining all relevant records from all inspections, servicing and repairs.
• Ensuring all targets are met whilst maintaining a high standard of quality.

To be successful in this role you must hold the following attributes and qualities:

• NZQA Level IV trade qualification in Diesel or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Full NZ Drivers Licence
• Experience working on Drilling Rigs would be advantageous
• Strong Health & Safety commitment
• Excellent decision making and problem solving
• Effective communication skills
• Fabrication and Welding experience would be advantageous

What we offer:

• 2:1 Roster
• Commitment to health, safety and well-being of our employees
• Immediate start
• Competitive wages based on experience
• Good quality PPE gear
• FIFO
• Excellent team culture
• Support to progress within the business

Development training will be provided to the right candidate. We are looking for someone who is passionate about our work and has the ability to build great relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

If you would like to join a team who are ‘Resourceful’, who ‘Respect’ each other and who are ‘Genuine’.  Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/221437656403858

Alton Drilling have a ZERO tolerance to drugs and alcohol, you will need to be able to pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen and maintain this throughout your employment. 

For a confidential discussion, call Kathryn on 021 194 1882.

Due to a high volume of applicants, only successful candidates will be contacted.