Fitter / Turner and Welder
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $36 - $40/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Fitters who can weld, this one is for you. A Christchurch crane outfit wants a full-time Fitter / Turner and Welder. It has built, refurbished and serviced cranes and lifting gear around New Zealand since 2017.
The work is real trade work. You machine parts, weld steel and aluminium and sort out breakdowns on lifting systems, in the workshop and on field service jobs. The crew is small, proud of its standards, honest with customers and quick to get stuck in. If you are coming from Mzansi, note the visa line, which asks for the legal right to work in New Zealand or the willingness to undergo the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process, an employer-sponsored visa.
Sort out your CV properly. Put your fitting and turning qualification at the top, list your heavy engineering years and add any crane or hydraulics jobs. Get a crane fitter-welder CV squared away with Build AI CV and apply through MzansiAbroad.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and run conventional lathes, mills and drills to make, modify and fix precision crane parts.
- Do certified welding and structural fabrication in steel and aluminium.
- Refurbish cranes or build custom crane setups.
- Sort out mechanical faults and breakdowns, and keep up preventative maintenance on mid-to-high-level lifting systems.
- Stick to New Zealand health and safety protocols, engineering standards and workshop guidelines, with no shortcuts.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Trade Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Fitting and Turning / Fabrication), or NZQA Level 4 equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years post-qualification in heavy mechanical engineering, fabrication or plant maintenance, with crane or hydraulics experience highly regarded.
- Sharp at reading technical drawings and blueprints accurately, with excellent analytical problem-solving skills and a proactive work ethic.
- Legal right to work in New Zealand, or willingness to undergo the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process.
Apply: jobs@mzansiabroad.co.za · WhatsApp
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