Operator - Roadside Team

5 days ago

Tauranga Central, New Zealand Tauranga City Council Full time NZ$40,000 - NZ$60,000 per year

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Te Tūranga | About the role

Join Our Roadside Team - Two Roles Available

We're looking for two Operators to join our Roadside Team. You'll help keep our city looking great by maintaining roadside vegetation, rehabilitating berms, gardening streetscapes, and supporting traffic management. These roles are based from our Mount Maunganui depot. You'll need to be a team player with a genuine health and safety mindset and positive attitude. It's a physically demanding role so being fit and healthy will be key too.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Operating light and heavy machinery tonne excavators, rollers, loaders, compactors, mowers)
  • Carrying out pest and vegetation control using tools like spray knapsacks, pruning gear, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, weed whackers, and leaf blowers
  • Working independently and as part of a team across different crews

  • Supporting a range of maintenance activities across the city's roadside network

  • Standard hours: Monday to Friday, 6am-2.30pm, minimum 40 hours per week

  • Some flexibility is needed as overtime will be a requirement on occasion

Ngā Pukenga | What you'll need to succeed

What we are looking for

  • TMOP (Traffic Management Operative) qualification and STMS experience is advantageous.
  • Full and Clean Class 1 NZ Drivers licence, although Class 2 is preferred.
  • Wheels, tracks and rollers (WTR) endorsement is preferred.
  • Experience operating heavy machinery eg tonne excavator, rollers, loaders, small/ large compactors, out-front/ reach/ tractor mowers).

Te Tukanga | How to apply

Please note we will not be accepting applications via email. If you wish to apply, please click 'Apply' at the bottom of this page and follow the link.

Applications will close Sunday 23rd November

  • As part of Tauranga City Councils commitment to health, safety and wellbeing, the successful candidate will need to pass a pre-employment medical and drug & alcohol screen. Random D&A testing is part of our operation.

  • All candidates must be able to supply the details of two recent work-based referees.

  • We are unable to provide sponsorship for these roles.

  • Some employees will be provided a vehicle for work purposes only, there is no private use allowed.

  • Tauranga City Council does not accept unsolicited contact or applications from recruitment agencies. We will not pay fees or commissions related to unsolicited contact.

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