Apprentice Maintenance Engineer Toolmaker
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Job Location:
Auckland - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the role
This is an entrylevel apprenticeship role suited to someone who has recently left school and is looking to start their career in a handson engineering trade.
The role is designed for someone at the very early stage of their engineering career seeking practical experience while completing a recognised apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering or Toolmaking. The work is closely supervised and centres on learning core trade competencies rather than applying advanced theoretical engineering knowledge.
Based on our Henderson site youll join the Engineering & Maintenance team and learn directly from experienced tradespeople developing practical capability in plant maintenance and basic toolroom activities.
What youll do
- Preventative maintenance: assist with scheduled PMs to keep machines reliable and safe.
- Breakdown support: help diagnose basic faults and support repairs to restore production.
- Toolroom support (as required): learn safe machining (turning milling drilling grinding) polishing and sharpening and care for tooling and fixtures.
- Changeovers & setups: support die/tool change activities and equipment startups to quality standards.
- Continuous improvement: contribute to data collection basic rootcause analysis and small improvement projects (reliability waste reduction uptime).
- Safety & compliance: follow HSE procedures lockout/tagout and keep maintenance and training records accurate and up to date.
- Learning & qualification: actively progress onthejob learning and offsite training toward your NZ apprenticeship milestones.
What youll bring:
- Recently left school and ready to start your first fulltime job or apprenticeship
- Interest in developing a handson engineering trade through an apprenticeship
- Comfort working in a learningfocused supervised environment
- Mechanical aptitude developed through school subjects hobbies pretrade programmes or early work experience
- Willingness to follow instructions learn from others and build skills progressively
- Strong safety awareness and attention to detail
Additional Information :
Why join us
- Coaching and mentoring from experienced engineers and toolmakers.
- Structured support to complete your apprenticeship and log NZQA evidence.
- Discounted Southern Cross health insurance.
- Free annual flu vaccination and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP RAISE).
- Career pathways across Pact Group.
- Free onsite parking.
- Paid overtime and allowances in line with policy/rostered needs.
How to apply
Apply with your CV and a brief cover letter describing your study/apprenticeship progress and why youre keen on maintenance/toolmaking. (If internal please advise your manager before applying.)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
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