Maintenance Drainage Foreperson

3 days ago


Tauranga, New Zealand Downer Group Full time

**Why you will enjoy working here | Ko te take ka parekareka e koe ki te mahi ki kōnei**

Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be successful. We offer:

- Free access to Marram health care benefits and discounted holiday homes
- All the tools of trade you need to do your job
- $500 bonus for current employees who refer a friend to Downer
- Free carparking available at the office with plenty of public transport nearby

Have a look at our other great benefits here

**The Opportunity** | **Te** **kōwhiringa**

Downer NZ is a leading provider of integrated services. Our commitment to building long-term relationships and supporting our customers with high-calibre services and solutions; the talents of our people; and consistent excellence in operational delivery sets us apart.

You will be a specialist operator who can lead and motivate your crew to carry out Drainage maintenance repairs throughout the Bay of Plenty region.

Duties within your team include:

- Planning tasks with the supervisor, and following up to ensure they are completed efficiently and to the required specification and standard
- Ensuring efficient use of materials, supplies, and equipment
- Providing and organizing on-the-job development/training for the team and supporting general career development
- Ensure that work is completed to the satisfaction of customers and all targets (productivity, quality and safety) are met
- Leading other road maintenance when required

**Important Skills | Nga pūkenga matua**

To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record of supervising or leading teams and subcontractors in a range of maintenance and construction activities. You will also have:

- A focus and passion for keeping people and the environment safe
- Able to deal with unexpected events/make decisions and provide direction to work teams
- The ability to provide solutions to assist with a “continual improvement” philosophy.
- An organised and systematic approach to the working environment
- Will be available to be part of an on-call afterhours roster

**Our Organisation | Ko wai mātou**

Want to know more about what it is like to work at Downer? Then head to our People Site here

We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. If you need support with this requirement, please talk to our team.



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