Maintenance Technician - Mechanical/Electrical Highly competitive hourly and generous O/T rates. Stable, secure employment opportunity with a safety conscious employer. A great culture, an excellent brand, and a fast-growing business with a very bright future. Immediate start possible. The Kernohan team loves nothing more than a job well done. Happy customers and proud staff are a strong combination, and we're equally committed to both.
About the Job One of the great things about this role is that you will get to use your skills, knowledge, and abilities to deal with diverse on-the-job challenges, both individually and as part of a small team. You will also get to play a proactive role as a professional tradesperson providing hands-on, site-based maintenance expertise to our major customers.
It will appeal to your love of working on machinery alignments, bearings, seals, gearboxes, transmissions, pumps, valves, and pipe systems.
About You A highly self-motivated and proactive person, you don't want just a job, but a role where you are expected to think for yourself and make decisions. You want to be given the opportunity to grow your skills, be fairly rewarded for your talent, and work for a team and a company you can be proud to be part of. You are also someone who relishes being trusted to do what you do best – work smart, work safe, find solutions, and own what you do.
Trade qualified in a mechanical engineering field such as mechatronics or similar. Extensive hands-on maintenance experience across diverse industries. Skilled in diagnostics, fault finding, and making improvements to processing plant and equipment. Solid exposure to working with industrial maintenance systems - both breakdown and preventative. Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, equipment manuals, and operating instructions. Experience working to food hygiene standards - preferable. About Us We have an excellent reputation as an employer, one that genuinely cares about the people who are part of our team, no matter what role they are in. Providing expert maintenance services to multiple industries has been a key part of our business since 1972. It can be a complex and risky job, and we stand by our commitment to deliver services safely, to the right standard, on budget, and on time.
We routinely help customers with:
Planned 24/7 shutdowns. Emergency breakdowns and call outs. Our Nelson facilities are a great base from which to service both local and nationwide customers. With years of experience providing specialist maintenance services to nationwide customers, we've had ample opportunity to refine our skills in mobilising people and plant. And now you can be part of all of this!
So, if you care about your reputation as a maintenance engineering professional and want to work for a company equally committed to this, then applying to this vacancy should be top of your To-Do List!
How to Apply Click Apply Now with your updated CV and Cover Letter. We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted. Only applicants with NZ Citizenship, Residency, or already living in NZ with a valid work visa will be considered. Please also be aware that a Pre-employment Medical, including drug and alcohol screen, forms part of the recruitment process.
Applications Close: 28/11/2024 Apply online for this role or contact Kernohan Engineering Ltd for more information.
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