Trade Assist/Service Man

WasteManagement8

Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand permanent

Posted: March 31, 2026

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Job Description

About us

WM New Zealand is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling, and waste management, provider. We’re committed to safeguarding our beautiful environment through sustainable management of our valuable resources. Put simply, sustainability is what we do.

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Trades Assistant to join our in-house Truck Workshop team based in Christchurch. This role is an evening shift working 45 hours per week Monday to Thursday 3.00 pm – 1.30 am and Friday 3.00 pm – 8.00 pm.  

If you’ve always wanted to gain experience or further develop your existing experience by working on diesel trucks, then this is the opportunity for you!

In this role, you will be completing unit servicing on Fleet, focusing on completing frequent preventative maintenance following a set planned schedule and completing repairs and adjustments as required assisted by experienced workshop staff. 

• Assisting in fault/maintenance repairs and adjustments at service. 
• Maintenance servicing of Fleet hydraulics.
• Maintenance servicing of heavy vehicles.

About you

We are looking for an individual who has relevant work experience in a similar position, you're confident, able to juggle multiple tasks and deal with our internal and external stakeholders promptly and professionally. 

You’re self-motivated, and your attention to detail is awesome, you enjoy working as part of a team as well as independently.

Having either a class 2 or 4 truck license would be desirable. 

At WM New Zealand, we understand our biggest asset is our people, and to get the most from our business and team, we must invest in tomorrow’s leaders. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a successful business where your contributions will make a significant difference to our customers. 

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Competitive hourly rate
• Permanent full-time role
• Location: 301 Marsh's Road, Christchurch
• Hours: 45 hours per week

WM New Zealand is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and promotes drug and alcohol-free workplaces.

You must be in New Zealand and hold a current work visa/residency or NZ citizenship.

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