# AP - Road Maintenance Workers and Plant Operators

**Company:** [D2B](null/companies/dcaVtKQqXr9FwBNppNCBH9.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Active Pooling - Sourcing

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## Description

_**Note: This is for active pooling purposes only. Submitting your application does not guarantee employment. Your details will be kept on file and considered for future opportunities as they become available.**_

**Location:** Canterbury, New Zealand  
**Employment:** Full-time, permanent  
**Company:** New Zealand infrastructure client  
**Applicants:** Experienced candidates currently based in the Philippines who are willing and eligible to relocate to New Zealand

  
About the Company  
Our client is a well-established New Zealand infrastructure company specialising in civil construction, regional asset maintenance and water infrastructure. They are seeking experienced road-maintenance professionals to join their operations across Canterbury.  

Key Responsibilities

-   Carry out routine and cyclic road maintenance activities, including patching, pothole repair, drainage clearing, and vegetation control
-   Operate and/or assist with heavy machinery and maintenance trucks as required
-   Conduct road inspections and identify defects or hazards requiring attention
-   Perform pavement, chipseal, or asphalt repair work as directed
-   Set up and maintain traffic management controls around live traffic sites
-   Follow all workplace health and safety procedures and site-specific safety plans
-   Respond to emergency callouts, including outside standard working hours
-   Maintain equipment and vehicles in good working order and report faults promptly
-   Work collaboratively with supervisors and crew members, following instructions accurately

## Requirements

-   At least two years of verifiable experience in road maintenance, civil construction, or heavy-equipment operation
-   Demonstrated experience relevant to the specific position
-   Strong commitment to workplace health and safety
-   Ability to work outdoors and undertake physically demanding duties
-   Ability to follow instructions and communicate effectively in English
-   Willingness to work early mornings, weekends, overtime, or emergency callouts when required
-   Current driver's liscence appropriate to the role
-   Ability to pass pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol, reference, and police checks
-   Willingness and ability to relocate from the Philippines to Canterbury, New Zealand  
      
    Desirable Experience

-   Operating graders, excavators, rollers, loaders, or maintenance trucks
-   Road inspection or cyclic-patrol work
-   Asphalt, chipseal, drainage, or pavement repairs
-   Working around live traffic
-   Recognised heavy-equipment competency certificates
-   Heavy-vehicle driver's licence
-   Previous employment outside the Philippines