About the company: Waikato Milking Systems is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of dairy systems and technology. Our focus is on high performing milking solutions and dairy technology including rotary milking systems, herringbone and parallel systems, dairy automation, milk yield recording, cow identification, animal heat and health systems, sorting and animal management, dairy management systems and milk cooling. Waikato Milking Systems global headquarters and engineering divisions are located in Hamilton, NZ with offices and Warehouses in Australia, USA, UK, Ireland, and China, with agents and customers in every dairying nation in the world.

We have a position available now for qualified, Steel Fabricator to join our friendly team, at Waikato Milking Systems based at Horotiu, in the Waikato. In this role you will undertake high quality, MIG and Stick welding to agreed standards, manufacturing high quality products for the Dairy/Agri tech sector in our NZ and overseas markets.

To be successful you must have:

• Completed and attained an Engineering Fabrication (Light Fabrication) L4 NZ qualification primarily in MIG and stick welding

And also:

• Have practical engineering workshop experience and knowledge of the end-to-end fabrication process, be capable operating Section Rollers, NC Pipe benders, Lathes, Radial Drills or similar plant and equipment relevant to this position.
• Be ‘fussy,’ with a keen eye for detail
• Be knowledgeable of metals and their properties
• Be physically fit
• Be comfortable and proficient with hand tools and handling metals
• Be committed to quality and continuous improvement
• Be an excellent communicator and contributor to a great team
• Have a strong work ethic
• Have a current, clean NZ Drivers Licence

How to apply:

If you think you have what it takes, then we would love to hear from you. Applicants must have the right to live and work in NZ. Please note our pre-employment process includes Ministry of Justice check.