Maintenance Mechanical Engineer
Visa sponsorship
Engineering · Wellington, New Zealand · Full-Time · $38.25 - $45.06/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Wellington's passenger rail fleet needs more hands. Maintenance Mechanical Engineers are being recruited for a permanent position on full-time hours, joining a team inside a global rolling stock manufacturer. You would find and fix faults, perform repairs and bring electric multiple units and carriages back after incidents, on rostered shifts that add up to a minimum of 40 hours weekly.
The employer is an Accredited Employer and will consider overseas applicants. For the right people with rolling stock experience, it can give AEWV sponsorship support. Backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, rail, industrial or automotive engineering all fit.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run routine maintenance to the schedule
- Maintain electric multiple units and carriages and find their faults
- Repair them, and recover them when an incident takes them out of service
- Complete scheduled maintenance checks and repairs outside the planned cycle
- Work within mechanical engineering good practice and safety standards
- Follow the health and safety rules that govern a safety-critical environment
- Keep paperwork accurate and look after plant and equipment security
Requirements & Eligibility
- Trade qualification at NZQA Level 4 or 5 (or an equivalent) covering automotive, mechanical or electrical work
- Hands-on maintenance experience, at least four years of it
- Fault finding, repair and incident recovery skills
- Understanding of the technical specifications, standards and practices that apply
- Time in heavy industry, the automotive industry, locomotives, ships or similar
- Being a licensed or registered electrician is helpful but not essential
- Comfortable with shift work
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