Heavy Diesel Mechanic

Are you a skilled and passionate Diesel Mechanic looking for a rewarding career opportunity?

Look no further!

Join our team and become part of a dynamic and growing company! We are seeking an experienced Diesel Mechanic to perform maintenance, repairs, and diagnostics on a variety of diesel vehicles and equipment.

The Kinetic Group are the biggest mass transit bus operator in Australia and New Zealand. Across Kinetic operations, we move 50 million people per year using 3,000+ buses operated and supported by over 4,000 people.

We’re the trusted operator of public, school and charter bus services across New Zealand. We’re proud to partner with councils in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Tauranga, among others, to deliver bus services local can be proud of. We’re also the largest partner of the Ministry of Education delivering school bus services across the country.

The Role:

We are a leading go-ahead company operating a modern fleet of vehicles and have recently integrated electric vehicles into our portfolio. This role will be responsible and accountable for the completion of all mechanical automotive engineering tasks, whilst continuously demonstrating ‘best practice’.

As a part of the workshop team based in Kilbirnie, Wellington you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of vehicles and benefit from ongoing external training from our vehicle manufactures. The predominate diesel vehicle platforms include MAN and Volvo, with Geely, Yutong and Global Bus electric vehicle also part of the fleet.

We offer you the opportunity to become part of a great team and work in a varied role with; competitive remuneration, a supportive and family-based values work environment with the added security and stability of an essential service.

Training and development will be available through our partnership with MITO where we will support you to achieve additional qualifications and pursue further skills with EV technology. Supervisory and leadership development is available for the right person, and as a multi-national company your future is only limited by your desire to reach for it.

The successful candidate will:

• Have hands-on experience as a Heavy Diesel mechanic with buses.
• Possess high standards and are able operate within a strict safety and compliance-based environment.
• Heavy traffic, licence (minimum class 2, class 4 preferred or willing to get one).
• A focus/passion for engineering excellence.
• Committed to being a team player.
• A strong customer service and quality focus.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Be offered a minimum of 40 hour per week and be willing to participate in an on-call roster.
• An hourly rate of pay commensurate with the relevant qualifications, skills and experience, and a tool allowance..
• Experience in heavy and/or bus automotive engineering would be desirable.

As we are a health and safety conscious employer, our pre-employment conditions include successfully passing a Drug and Alcohol test and Ministry of Justice check.

Sound like the role for you? Apply today!