Our Higgins team in Tauranga are looking for a permanent full-time Quality Assurance Technician to join the Surfacing Division.As a QA Tech, you will provide effective and proactive support through accurate and timely data and documentation control, plan, and monitor quality assurance in different roading surfaces. You'll also facilitate onsite field testing, using mathematical and machinery procedures, and to give you the full experience, you may also be on the end of the shovel supporting the Team in the field.Come join the Green Team:Guaranteed 40 hours per week & competitive hourly rateLearn new skills and develop your career within HigginsOngoing training and development opportunitiesAccess to Fletchers Building Benefits Programme, including:Market-leading parental leave policy to ensure employees are well supported throughout one of life's most significant events.FB employee share scheme, educational and welfare fundsA significant portfolio of retail benefits across major NZ businesses such as ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung.What you'll bring to the role:Previous surfacing experience and understanding of products used in asphaltingRelevant Tertiary qualificationAbility to work night & day shifts, including weekends when requiredExcellent math skills for accurate measurements and calculationsFull clean New Zealand Driver's License, Minimum Class 1, class 2 and WTR beneficialSite Safe Civil Passport and First Aid would be highly advantageousSound verbal and written communication skillsReliable, honest and flexibleHiggins 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!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.