X-Cast Production Technician

The precast pipes that leaves our Pokeno yard doesn’t get much attention — and that’s kind of the point. It goes into the ground right across New Zealand and just does its job, quietly, for the next hundred years. Getting it right the first time takes skill, focus, and a crew that cares about the standard on the product.

We’re after a Production Technician -X-Cast to join that crew at our Pokeno site. It’s honest, hands-on work for someone who likes seeing a finished product at the end of the day, backs the people around them, and takes real pride in a job done right.

About Hynds We’re a family-owned New Zealand company that’s been going since 1973, and today we’re the country’s biggest maker of reinforced concrete pipe and precast products. Seven manufacturing plants, branches nationwide, more than 800 people — but still run on a pretty simple idea: look after your people, do the right thing, and back each other. Pokeno is our largest manufacturing site, and one of the most advanced precast facilities of its kind in the world — and it’s where you come in.

About the role You’ll report to the Production Manager and work as part of the team that turns steel, and concrete into finished precast product. Mould set-up, reinforcement, casting, finishing, stripping and QC — you’ll move across all of it, and no two days will look quite the same. Whatever leaves the yard leaves at the standard you set.

On any given day, you’ll:

• Keep everyone safe — live the basics: 5S, safe lifting and loading, tidy work areas, and speaking up the moment something looks off.
• Build the moulds — set up formwork and moulds to the drawings, square and solid, ready to pour.
• Cast and pour — place reinforcement cages and get concrete into the mould to spec.
• Strip and finish — once it’s cured, strip, ramp, mark and tidy the finished product to standard.
• Check the work — run your QC, complete the paperwork properly, and sort non-conformances then and there.
• Keep improving — bring ideas to pre-starts and toolbox talks, and pick up new skills across the site as you go.

What you’ll bring

• Some hands-on or physical work behind you — precast, concrete, carpentry, steel fixing, manufacturing, labouring, warehousing, or anything similar
• Enough confidence with plans and drawings to follow them — or the smarts to learn fast
• Respect for quality standards and safe ways of working
• A body that’s up for physical work and a head that’s switched on to safety
• A Class 1 licence with F (forklift) endorsement helps — or the willingness to get one
• A gantry-crane ticket (3800) or reo experience is a nice-to-have, not a dealbreaker

Most of all, you’re someone people can rely on — you turn up, pull your weight, take pride in the job, and look out for the crew around you.

What we offer

• Training on the job and a genuine path to move up
• Health insurance (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to company partner discounts

At Hynds, we believe diverse teams make better decisions and stronger businesses. We’re committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, supported and encouraged to thrive. If you meet most of the criteria and are excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply — even if you don’t tick every box.

Interested? If this sounds like your kind of work, hit Apply — we’d genuinely like to hear from you.