Truck Driver
Visa sponsorship
Logistics · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30 - $34/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Aggregate, chip seal and heavy machinery are the loads in this Truck Driver job in Christchurch, New Zealand. Civil transport work needs Class 5 drivers who handle truck and trailer or articulated units with confidence, including road ranger and automatic gearboxes, and who stay safe around busy civil sites.
Between runs to and from quarries you may tip, spread and jack-knife, self-load materials and operate an excavator, loader or roller, and you would lend the civil crews a hand on site. The work is Monday to Friday days with the occasional Saturday. Sponsorship is available for eligible and suitably experienced candidates.
If you have driven tippers or artics in the UK, list your heavy vehicle licence, WTR Endorsement and the loads you have carted, then shape a Christchurch civil haulage driver CV with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive Class 5 trucks on civil and infrastructure jobs
- Cart aggregate and chip seal between quarries and work sites
- Move heavy machinery and equipment
- Operate truck and trailer or articulated units, with road ranger or automatic transmissions
- Tip, spread and jack-knife loads, and load or self-load materials with the right equipment
- Use excavators, loaders, rollers or similar machines when required and help civil crews with practical site work
- Carry out routine vehicle and equipment checks and make sure every load is secured
- Follow workplace health and safety and transport rules at all times
Requirements & Eligibility
- Hold a full Class 5 Driver Licence and a WTR Endorsement
- Solid heavy vehicle driving experience
- Proven truck and trailer or articulated driving
- Experience with road ranger or automatic transmission trucks
- Civil transport or aggregate cartage experience
- Experience moving heavy machinery
- Experience in tipping, spreading and jack-knife work is preferred
- Experience operating civil equipment is preferred
- Genuine work experience that can be verified
- Serious about safe driving and site practice, and happy to help with hands-on site duties
- Available for Monday to Friday day shifts, with some flexibility for occasional Saturdays
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