Maintenance Mechanical Engineer
Visa sponsorship
Engineering · Wellington, New Zealand · Full-Time · $38.25 - $45.06/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Wellington's electric passenger trains are looked after by a maintenance team that now has several permanent, full-time vacancies for Maintenance Mechanical Engineers. The employer is a global rolling stock manufacturer, and it is searching for people with hands-on backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, rail, industrial or automotive engineering. The job is to find faults in electric multiple units and passenger carriages, repair them, and bring them back into service after incidents. The environment is safety-critical, the roster involves shifts and the weekly minimum is 40 hours.
Applicants from overseas are welcome, and the company, an Accredited Employer, can sponsor the right candidates with rolling stock experience through the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
Hiring managers in rail want facts they can verify quickly: your trade qualification, the rolling stock or heavy equipment you have maintained and the faults you have diagnosed. Pull your engineering history together with Build AI CV and keep the layout simple so it reads well in English.
Key Responsibilities
- Complete planned maintenance tasks on time, including scheduled inspections and repairs that fall outside the normal cycle
- Find faults in, repair and recover electric multiple units and passenger carriages after incidents
- Apply good mechanical engineering practice and meet the relevant safety standards
- Comply with health and safety requirements in a safety-critical workplace
- Maintain precise paperwork and keep plant and equipment secure
Requirements & Eligibility
- NZQA Level 4 or 5 trade qualification (or equivalent) in an automotive, mechanical or electrical field
- At least four years of practical, hands-on work across maintenance, fault finding, repair and incident recovery
- Working familiarity with relevant technical specifications, standards and practices, plus a background in heavy industry, the automotive industry, locomotives, ships or similar
- Registered or licensed electricians have an edge, but this is beneficial rather than essential
- Prepared to work shifts
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