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Heavy Plant Mechanic

Full Time
22 days ago

January 15, 2025

Job Posting End Date

February 15, 2025

Job Location

Auckland

Job Description

The Fulton Hogan Life

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, having a crack, being accountable and making it happen. We live by our REAL values – Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude, Leadership – and we demonstrate these through the good work we do, every day, as one team. 

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou whānau | Welcome to our Fulton Hogan Family

Fulton Hogan Civil has a full order book of challenging and exciting Heavy Civil and Structural Projects throughout New Zealand.  To support our operations, we are looking for a Heavy Plant Field Mechanic to join our Team.

Our Plant Team prides itself on providing the best equipment and customer service.  We require a like-minded individual with demonstrable experience in delivering the highest quality maintenance and repairs to a fleet in a timely, safe, cost effective manner.  Your solutions focus will be the key to your success.  A self-starter, you work well autonomously, thinking on your feet to get machines up and running quickly, fixing faults as you find them and keeping our fleet well maintained.

While the role is based at Ranui, Auckland we have projects throughout New Zealand.  Repairs and maintenance are generally carried out at site so frequent travel can be expected 

Good Work equals Good Benefits

  • Medical insurance for you and your whānau.
  • Life insurance from day one.
  • KiwiSaver employer contributions after service milestones up to 7%.
  • Fuel discount card.
  • Parental leave top-up payment with additional return to work support.
  • Family scholarships.  
  • Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities.
  • Great discounts at a wide range of retailers.

At Fulton Hogan, we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our people and giving them the tools and opportunities they need to succeed and grow with us. 

We’re looking for someone with:

It is essential that you will  have solid heavy machinery and hydraulic experience.  Ideally you will have experience working with crawler cranes.  You will be well versed in repairing and providing preventative maintenance on heavy plant, including Crawler and Rough Terrain Cranes up to 280tn, Drilling Rigs, Excavators, Generators etc. You will be able to interpret Hydraulic and Electrical drawings and you can weld and gas cut.

You will bring to the role:

  • The ability to accurately record work details including logbooks, timesheets, maintenance check sheets and process improvement/non-conformance forms
  • An understanding of site requirements and the ability to self-manage time accordingly
  • Regular, open communication to eliminate misunderstanding on site
  • The ability to prioritise your work and work independently
  • A strong eye for detail
  • A high level of organisational and time management skills
  • The ability to work well in many different teams
  • The drive and passion to complete all jobs safely, to a high standard, in a timely manner.

Creating, Connecting and caring for the community 

Our people regularly donate their time to local causes and initiatives, while at a regional and national level we provide financial support, skills and resources to a wide range of organisations that are strengthening our communities. Our focus aims to also reduce our impact on the environment, and regenerate healthy new ecosystems. We look to partner with others to lift the standards of our industry and show customers lower-impact, sustainable ways of delivering infrastructure.

Learn more about us: Homepage - Fulton Hogan  and make an application to join our growing industry.

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All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen prior to employment.

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen.


We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply

Fulton Hogan