Workshop Technician
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · $50,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
This is far more than minding a machine. The Workshop Technician job in Auckland mixes CNC operation with fitting, assembly, fabrication and coordinating the jobs themselves. An engineering and metal fabrication employer wants a practical all-rounder who owns production work and gets it out accurate and on time.
You would read engineering drawings and job specs to work out materials, tolerances and assembly, set job priorities, run CNC and fabrication machinery and do basic MIG and TIG welding where needed. Measuring finished parts, spotting fabrication issues before dispatch, preparing components and fasteners for site teams and occasionally helping with installation are part of it too. Employer-supported visa sponsorship may be available for eligible applicants.
On your CV, list the CNC machines you have operated, your fitting and fabrication work and the jobs you coordinated from drawing to dispatch. Write a CNC fitter and fabricator CV with Build AI CV to bring the mix together.
Key Responsibilities
- Interpret engineering drawings and job specifications to confirm materials, dimensions, tolerances and assembly requirements
- Plan workshop jobs and set production priorities
- Operate CNC and general metal fabrication machinery
- Fit, assemble and fabricate to specification, with basic MIG and TIG welding when required
- Measure and check completed components for accuracy, and catch fabrication issues before dispatch
- Prepare fabricated items and materials for site installation, sending the correct components and fasteners to site teams, and occasionally visit sites to help with fitting
- Communicate with workshop and site staff
- Maintain workshop equipment and machinery and keep the workshop safe, tidy, efficient and to a high quality standard
Requirements & Eligibility
- Solid experience in metal fabrication, engineering or workshop operations
- Experience operating CNC machinery
- Reads and interprets engineering drawings without needing close supervision
- Strong experience in fitting and assembly
- Has coordinated or been responsible for workshop jobs
- Basic MIG and TIG welding ability
- Excellent at measuring, with close attention to detail, and understands fabrication processes and job sequencing
- Comfortable using common fabrication machinery and engineering tools
- A practical problem-solver who manages priorities and works independently
- Communicates and works well in a team, committed to quality, safety and accurate work
- Experience with CNC laser cutting, tube laser cutting, press brakes, drilling or grinding equipment will be highly regarded
- Able to start immediately or very soon
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