Motor Vehicle Body Builder and Coach Builder

1 day ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Wade Group Full time

**Expression your Interest to skillfully build your career while working alongside a passionate team of experts that strive to deliver quality.**:
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**For 20 years, Wade Group has been customising, adapting, and fitting out vehicles, offering design solutions and quality workmanship that is true value for money. We create world-class specialty 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.

Reporting to the Operations Manager - Commercial and a team of experts focused on detail and quality. You will skillfully craft purpose-built vehicles inclusive of law enforcement vehicles, emergency response vehicles, and luxury coaches. Working with an extensive range of materials including sheet metal fabrication, cabinet making, and vehicle and parts assembly you will play a key role in delivering high-quality and detailed work on our journey to becoming a market leader.

**What's in it for you?**
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Full-time, permanent role.
- Paid gym membership at City Fitness available.
- External Employee Assistance Program available to all team members.
- Social club and monthly staff BBQs.
- Ability to progress into different areas of the business.
- Learn new skills and work with a market leader in automotive customization.
- ISO-accredited company for Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality.

**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 aluminum.
- Modifying vehicles, building, assembling, and fitting various bespoke assemblies’ parts and components to vehicles.

**What do you need?**
- Level 4 National Certificate in Motor Industry Coachbuilding or 3 years of industry experience in coachbuilding or building purpose-built vehicles.
- Experience in multiple areas and working with a variety of materials e.g. Welding, Building, Panel beating.
- Ability to interpret and follow plans, technical drawings, and instructions.
- Sound technical skills, outstanding work ethic, and most importantly safety conscious.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Class 1 driver's license.
- A continual improvement mindset to help build processes and systems to improve productivity as a team.

Join Wade Group and skilfully build your career while working alongside a passionate team of experts that strive to deliver quality, and detail.
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