Loader/Operator
Higgins · 5001+ employees
What the role involves
- Operating loaders
- Operating plant machinery
- Maintaining safety
What they ask for
Full Class 1 driver's licence with WTR endorsement; previous loader and plant machinery experience; safety-first attitude; physically fit; reliable and flexible; must pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and health check.
- Professional licence or registration
- Driver licence
About the job
Description
Our Higgins Green Team is on the lookout for a Loader Operator to join our Christchurch Plant.This is a permanent full-time position working 40h per week. In this role you will undertake a range of cyclic tasks so we’re looking for someone with a broad set of operating skills. What you’ll bring to the role: - Full Class 1 + WTR are essential
- Previous experience operating loaders and different plant machinery
- A safety-first attitude – for yourself and the public
- Team player who is physically fit
- Flexible, committed and reliable – will turn up rain or shine
- Passion for our industry and the willingness to work hard and learn
Come join the Green Team- Competitive hourly rate
- Permanent, full-time role with guaranteed 40 hours per week
- KiwiSaver employer contribution matched up to 4%
- Opportunities to upskill and gain further training or qualifications
- Great benefits for you and your family
- Retail discounts available
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 ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga
We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.
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.
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- It needs a professional licence or registration. Put yours near the top, with its number if the profession uses one.
- It asks for a driver licence. Say which class you hold, and whether it's full.
- It names loader and plant machinery. Use the same words on your CV for the ones you've used, so a search finds them.
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