Water Unit - Reticulation Apprentice

We’re seeking a Reticulation Apprentice to work with our Water Unit team in Rangiora, North Canterbury. This is a great chance to ‘earn while you learn’ and provide an essential service to the local community and the wider Waimakariri district. If you’re ready to start a rewarding career, this could be the perfect fit for you!

The role:

This role involves working on water and wastewater network and assets, installing, and upgrading new pipework where no two days are the same. You will learn to undertake operational checks, maintenance activities, pipework repairs and installations, and also contributing to improvement and upgrade works on the reticulation network.

About you:

We are looking for someone on their own learning journey who has a positive attitude, a desire to learn and develop your knowledge in a dynamic engineering industry. Interest in water infrastructure, construction, and maintenance is desired as is a friendly and cheerful demeanor as there will be times when you are interacting with members of the public. This is a role where you need to be physically fit with full mobility. You may be required to respond to callouts on a scheduled basis and be available for occasional weekend work once you are deemed capable.

You will be supported and mentored through the New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Pipeline Construction and Maintenance) with strands in Drinking-Water, Wastewater and Stormwater, and Trenchless Technologies or New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works Pipe Installations.

About us:

You will be joining and working alongside a passionate team, providing exceptional service in a time-critical industry. From time to time you may be working unsupervised. This role requires an excellent level of customer service as you will be dealing with a wide range of stakeholders from engineers, asset managers, sub-contractors, service providers as well as the general public. You will be a great communicator and have the ability to get along and engage with people at all levels both inside and outside of our organisation.

If you have the appropriate skills, and attitude to fulfil the requirements of this position, and you want to be on our team, then get in touch because we want to hear from you.

In addition to your focus on safe working practices, you will need the following:

• NCEA level 1

• Class 1 Full Driver’s License is a minimum (Class 2, 4, W, T, R are desirable)

To apply for this role you must be eligible to work and study in New Zealand. The successful applicant will need to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and a MOJ criminal conviction history check.