Coach Builder or Motor Vehicle Body Builder

4 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Talent Connection Full time

**For 20 years, Wade Group have been customising, adapting, and fitting out vehicles, offering design solutions and quality workmanship that is true value for money. We create world-class speciality vehicles through innovation, quality, and service.**

We are looking for an experienced Motor Vehicle Body Builder or Coach Builder to join our close-knit team based in Te Rapa, Hamilton.

In this role, you will work with an extensive range of materials and skillfully craft purpose-built vehicles, such as Law enforcement vehicles, emergency response vehicles and luxury coaches, so your skills in sheet metal fabrication, cabinet making, and vehicle and parts assembly are highly valued.

**What's in it for you?**
- Competitive remuneration package - $30-45/hour depending on experience plus overtime after 40 hours
- Full-time, Permanent role with a minimum of 40 hours/week
- Hours are 7:30 am-3:45 pm between Mon to Thurs and 6 am - 2:15 pm on Fri
- Great team culture with a strong Health and Safety commitment
- Career development opportunities with a highly skilled team
- ISO-accredited company for Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality
- Well-established innovative company with a 20-year history in the Waikato region.

**What will your day-to-day look like?**
- Interpreting vehicle drawings and plans, measuring, marking out, altering, making and fitting framing, panels, and components according to specifications, and repairing components and panels.
- Installation, modification, repairs, and maintenance specific to bespoke vehicles and other associated equipment
- Manufacturing and assembling of custom vehicle parts
- Fabrication and coachbuilding
- Cutting, shaping and TIG and MIG welding on sheet metal and aluminium
- modifying vehicles, building, assembling, and fitting various bespoke assemblies’ parts and components to vehicles
- Assisting in implementing systems and procedures to ensure all aspects and operations are fully utilised, and productivity continuously improves.

**What do you need?**
- Level 4 National Certificate in motor industry coachbuilding or 3 years of industry experience in coachbuilding or purpose-built building vehicles
- Experience in multiple areas, e.g. Welding, Building, Panel beating
- Ability to interpret and follow plans, technical drawings, and instructions
- Safety conscious
- Sound technical skills with an outstanding work ethic
- Strong organisational, problem solving and communication skills
- Class 1 driver license.

Join Wade Group and share our passion for quality, detail, and desire to be market leaders.

**Salary**: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Application Question(s):

- Are you a NZ Citizen or Resident?


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