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Engineering & Technical

Heavy Diesel Mechanic

Job Title: Heavy Diesel Mechanic
Contract Type: Permanent Recruitment
Location: Tauranga
Specialisation:
REF: 132565
Contact Details: Dornford Goves
Contact Email: dornford.goves@beyond.co.nz
Job Published: 17 days ago
  • Tauriko, Tauranga
  • $43–$45 per hour + allowances
  • Permanent | Full‑time | Onsite

Our client is a well-established industrial services provider supporting key infrastructure, utilities, and mining operations across the Bay of Plenty region. With a strong reputation for safety, reliability, and technical capability, this is an opportunity to join a high-performing team working across a diverse range of heavy equipment and environments.

This business operates in a fast-paced, service-driven environment, delivering critical maintenance and repair work to commercial and industrial clients. Success in this role requires strong technical expertise, a hands-on approach, and the ability to operate independently across a range of site-based environments.

This is a field-based role suited to an experienced Heavy Diesel Mechanic who enjoys variety, autonomy, and working directly on client sites, including time spent in mining environments.

The Role

  • Permanent, full-time position
  • Minimum 40 hours per week
  • Predominantly site-based work across client locations
  • Travel to various sites as required, including regional work
  • Mix of solo and team-based work
  • Overnight work and callouts required from time to time
Key Responsibilities
  • Heavy Diesel Maintenance & Repairs
  • Servicing, maintenance, and repair of heavy diesel machinery
  • Fault finding and diagnostics across a range of equipment
  • Breakdown response and emergency repairs
  • Completion of preventative maintenance schedules
  • Ensuring equipment reliability and uptime

Field Service Delivery

  • Working primarily across client sites
  • Regular exposure to industrial and utilities environments
  • Ideally spending 2–3 days per week in mining environments
  • Ensuring all work is completed safely and efficiently
  • Maintaining strong communication with clients and internal teams

About You

  • Proven experience as a Heavy Diesel Mechanic
  • You will be a fully qualified New Zealand Disel mechanic 
  • Strong diagnostic and fault-finding capability
  • Confident working independently in field-based environments
  • Highly practical, hands-on, and solutions-focused
  • Physically capable and comfortable in demanding environments
  • Good communication skills and ability to engage with clients on site
  • Clean NZ driver’s licence and flexibility to travel
  • Must be currently living and be eligible to work Full-time in New Zealand 

Desirable:

  • Class 4 or 5 licence
  • Forklift licence
  • Experience in mining, industrial, or heavy equipment environments

What’s On Offer

  • $43–$45 per hour (depending on experience)
  • Time-and-a-half overtime for hours worked over 40.
  • Phone and laptop provided
  • Overnight, travel, and call-out allowances
  • Long-term, stable opportunity with a well-regarded employer
  • A varied role with strong earning potential and career stability

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Heavy Diesel Mechanic looking for a role that offers variety, autonomy, and exposure to industrial and mining environments, we’d like to hear from you.

Click on APPLY NOW or contact Dornford Goves on dornford.goves@beyond.co.nz quoting Job Ref:132565