Processing & Fabrication Team Leader
Key Skills Recruitment
Listing Description
Description
Our client is a long-established, family owned engineering business with over 75 years of experience designing, manufacturing, and maintaining large scale infrastructure across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific. They’ve recently moved into a brand-new, purpose built, state of the art headquarters and main workshop in Upper Hutt, one of the most advanced engineering facilities in the region. With additional operations in Auckland, Sydney, and Brisbane, this business delivers high-quality fabrication, custom engineering, and precision manufacturing for a wide range of clients and industries.
About the Role We’re seeking a hands-on and motivated Processing & Fabrication Team Leader to lead a team of 6 in the Upper Hutt facility. In this role, you’ll ensure that fabricated components are delivered on time, to spec, and to the highest quality. You’ll coordinate daily workflows, manage materials, support your team’s development, and drive improvements across fabrication and processing areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the day to day operations of the fabrication and processing team
- Allocate labour and resources to meet production schedules
- Monitor quality and reduce defects and material waste
- Implement process improvements to increase efficiency
- Train, mentor and develop team members
- Collaborate with engineering, production, and project teams
- Ensure health, safety, and quality standards are met at all times
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience in fabrication, engineering or manufacturing
- Leadership or supervisory experience preferred
- Able to read technical drawings and work to tight quality standards
- Organised, safety conscious, and quality-focused
- Great communicator with a proactive attitude
- Trade qualification or engineering diploma (ideal)
- Forklift or machinery certifications a bonus
Why Apply
- Work in a newly built, modern engineering workshop with state of the art equipment
- Join a supportive and collaborative team
- Be part of a stable, successful, and values driven business
- Real opportunities for development and career growth
- Attractive salary
Other Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in New Zealand
- Pre employment drug test and police check required
Apply now or call Liam on 021 368 813 for a confidential conversation.
Application details
Apply online for this role or contact Liam Va'ai for more information.
Key Skills Recruitment
Started in 2007 by Ailsa Atkins and Beccy Lane, Key Skills Recruitment is now one of the biggest in the Wellington region. We strive to be a company that helps add value to Wellington businesses and communities.
Our unique approach, involving extensive customer consultation, has seen us help recruit for 463 employers in the Wellington region.
Although we are a temporary recruitment firm, many of these solutions are now permanent. It’s not just about finding jobs though, Key Skills are proud to have an active apprenticeship program as well as a strong involvement in local community groups helping those without work experience.
Our 3 promises –
- To understand and meet your needs
- To not compromise quality for a sale
- To treat both clients and candidates as valued customers
