Kernohan Engineering – Nelson City, South Island
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
In this role, you will use your skills, knowledge, and abilities to tackle diverse on-the-job challenges, both individually and as part of a small team.
You will play a proactive role as a professional tradesperson, providing hands-on, site-based maintenance expertise to our major customers.
This position will appeal to your interest in working on machinery alignments, bearings, seals, gearboxes, transmissions, pumps, valves, and pipe systems.
About You
A highly self-motivated and proactive person, you seek not just a job, but a role where you are expected to think for yourself and make decisions.
You want 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 relish being trusted to do what you do best – work smart, work safe, find solutions, and own your work.
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 improving 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, genuinely caring about the people who are part of our team, no matter their role.
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 refined our skills in mobilizing people and plant.
Now you can be part of all of this!
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 review 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 be aware that a Pre-employment Medical, including drug and alcohol screening, forms part of the recruitment process.
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