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Fitter/ Welder
- Salary$35 - $40 per hour
- LocationChristchurch
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Trades/ Engineering
- Reference315999
Fitter Welder
Tradestaff is looking for an experienced Fitter Welder to join a well-established heavy transport engineering workshop in Christchurch. This role is ideal for someone with solid fabrication skills and hands-on experience repairing and maintaining heavy transport equipment.
Location: Central Christchurch, Christchurch
Start date: Immediate start
Pay rate: $35–$40 per hour + weekly pay
What You'll Be Doing
Why Tradestaff
We’re a trusted recruitment partner with over 3 decades of experience in matching skilled tradies with great opportunities. We’re also proud members of the Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA) of Australia and New Zealand, which means we’re committed to high standards and ethical practices.
Tradestaff is looking for an experienced Fitter Welder to join a well-established heavy transport engineering workshop in Christchurch. This role is ideal for someone with solid fabrication skills and hands-on experience repairing and maintaining heavy transport equipment.
Location: Central Christchurch, Christchurch
Start date: Immediate start
Pay rate: $35–$40 per hour + weekly pay
What You'll Be Doing
- Fabricate and weld components for heavy transport equipment and trailers
- Repair, refurbish, and maintain heavy transport trailers
- Complete chassis, drawbar, skid plate, and body repairs
- Carry out high-quality MIG welding across structural and general fabrication work
- Read engineering drawings and repair specifications to complete work accurately
- Use fabrication machinery and workshop equipment safely and effectively
- Diagnose repair requirements and complete work to required engineering standards
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in heavy transport engineering, trailer manufacturing, heavy vehicle repairs, or similar
- Strong MIG welding and fabrication skills
- Ability to confidently read and interpret engineering drawings
- Experience operating fabrication machinery and workshop equipment
- High standard of workmanship with strong attention to detail
- Reliable, safety-conscious, and capable of working independently or as part of a team
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test
- Potential for ongoing and longer-term opportunities
- Overtime opportunities, including some Saturday mornings
- Modern, well-equipped engineering workshop
- Work on a variety of heavy transport repair and fabrication projects
- Join an experienced team with a strong focus on quality workmanship
- PPE provided where required
- Support from the Christchurch Tradestaff team throughout your assignment
Why Tradestaff
We’re a trusted recruitment partner with over 3 decades of experience in matching skilled tradies with great opportunities. We’re also proud members of the Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA) of Australia and New Zealand, which means we’re committed to high standards and ethical practices.