Specialist Operator : Maintenance

Higgins have an opportunity for a Specialist Operator to join our team working on the Waikato District Council northern road maintenance and renewals contract. The contract covers North Waikato from Huntly to Pōkeno and includes maintenance of a comprehensive network of approximately 1200km of sealed and unsealed roads including rural and coastal areas.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Operating a variety of civil and roading plant including excavators (1–20 tonne), rollers, and loaders.
• Carry out stabilised pavement repairs, dig outs, drainage work, concrete works, slip repairs, and minor earthworks.
• Support your crew on site, ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
• Assist with planning daily tasks and coordinating resources.
• Be available for on-call roster and respond to call-outs within 60 minutes.

What You’ll Bring

Come join the Higgins team :

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!

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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