Plant Operator

3 weeks ago

Linton, United Kingdom New Zealand Defence Force Full time
About the Role

As a Plant Operator with the New Zealand Defence Force, you will play a critical role in constructing and maintaining infrastructure for our troops and equipment. You will operate a variety of heavy machinery, including bulldozers, loaders, scrapers, excavators, graders, and rollers, to carry out earthworks, road construction, and troop movement activities.

Job Responsibilities
  • Operate heavy machinery to construct or cross obstacles and keep our troops and equipment moving.
  • Work in challenging conditions at home and overseas to support earthworks, road construction, and troop movement activities.
  • Develop leadership, project management, and teaching skills to enable you to oversee and assist others in the trade and organisation.
  • Conduct combat field engineering training using the gap crossing system and combat tractors.
  • Identify and report all faults before they turn into major mechanical failures.
Career Progression and Training

As your career progresses, you will become a fully qualified plant supervisor. This includes greater responsibility as you manage a variety of tasks and construction sites. You will have opportunities to work outside of the plant trade, providing further variety and challenges.

Upon successful enlistment into the Army, you will be posted to Waiouru Army base. Here you will do 16 weeks of basic military training to find out if you have what it takes to be in the Army, and learn various subjects including:

  • Organisation and Administration
  • Army Customs and Protocol
  • Drill and Parades
  • Military Field Skills and Weapon Training
  • First Aid
  • Physical Fitness

Further Combat Engineer training will be conducted over the duration of your career.

Salary and Benefits

Careers in the Army are well-rewarded, diverse, and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, your salary will rise accordingly.

$50,597

Under Initial Training

$64,177

Starting Trade Training

$129,061

Future Potential Earnings

Figures updated on July 1st 2023

Benefits and Allowances

Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

In addition to salary and allowances, other benefits of joining the New Zealand Defence Force include:

  • Access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae
  • Sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels
  • Free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases
  • Opportunities to travel
  • Free and subsidised medical and dental care
  • Subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases
  • Free and subsidised insurance cover
  • Help to buy a home and save for retirement
Entry Requirements

You must be at least 17 years of age.

Meet the citizenship and security requirements to gain CV security clearance for this trade.

Class 1 restricted drivers licence is required.

3 years secondary school.

Note, that qualifications may be used to assess trade suitability.

You must be medically fit for service.

Colour perception restrictions may apply.

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the required CV security clearance for this trade.

Find out if you're eligible here.

There may be a return of service period for this trade.

Please contact our 0800 number or talk to your Candidate Experience Facilitator for more information.

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