Waterways Labourers

**Job description**:
**What's the job?**

We need reliable and motivated Waterway Labourers to join our Christchurch Citycare Water team. If you enjoy working outdoors and have a driver licence we would love to hear from you.

Our Waterway Labourers are responsible for maintaining rivers and streams. You will be responsible for cutting banks as you move down the rivers around Christchurch. During the summer months you will move into aquatic weed eating and removal.

You will be operating weed eaters and garden tools, raking of oxidised weeds, both on the banks and whilst in the river, so will need to be agile and fit for this role.

**We're looking for people with the following skills and experience**:

- Enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Comfortable in water, sometimes up to your chest in height so need to be a confident swimmer.
- You will have good attendance, punctual and reliable.
- Health and Safety focused with a positive attitude.
- Work well in a team environment and open minded in a changing environment.
- Be available to start work from as soon as possible
- A minimum of restricted licence and reliable transport.

**About Citycare**

As New Zealand's go-to company for infrastructure construction and maintenance services, we know our people are what make us great. Citycare is going places and we're looking for talented people to join us on the journey.

Our leading-edge water treatment, reticulation, construction and maintenance capabilities keep our cities running around the clock.

**Benefits & Culture**

People enjoy working in this team because we offer:

- Ongoing work
- Potential Temp to Perm roles available
- Flexibility
- Excellent training and development opportunities

Know that the work you're doing is contributing towards a cleaner, safer New Zealand

**All successful applicants will need to pass a pre-employment drug screening test and health and safety induction.