Rope Access Technician
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30 - $36.50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Rope access professionals looking for a long-term career step in New Zealand should look at this one. A commercial property maintenance organisation with over 20 years of local operations is recruiting five Rope Access Technician staff on permanent full-time terms, maintaining buildings at height.
The position is multi-region, and assignments alternate between greater Auckland and Christchurch as work requires, involving regular travel with overnight stays and occasional brief trips to other regions.
Contracted hours stand at a minimum of 70 hours a fortnight, typically 40 hours weekly, worked either 7am to 5pm Monday to Saturday or 6pm to 2am Monday to Thursday, with rosters set roughly one week ahead. Progression is built in, with industry training and access to further IRATA levels.
The organisation is an accredited employer prepared to sponsor, and it invites IRATA-qualified abseilers currently overseas to make contact.
A precise CV helps here, setting out your IRATA level, post-qualification hours, NZQA first aid units and 3M certification. Build a professional rope access CV for New Zealand.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivering rope access and abseiling work on commercial buildings
- Certification of height safety systems
- Building washing and window cleaning programmes
- Water blasting operations
- Glazing installation and repairs
- Compiling building reports
- Flood restoration projects
- Wider property maintenance duties
Requirements & Eligibility
- IRATA Level 1 qualification, or an equivalent
- Minimum 6 months of rope access experience following qualification
- Minimum First Aid of NZQA 6400, 6401 and 6402, or equivalent
- A 3M Inspection & Certification qualification, or an equivalent
- Eligibility to drive legally in New Zealand
- Good health, physical fitness and strength, without medical conditions that would prevent physical work
- Strong work ethic and integrity
- Readiness for inter-regional travel with overnight stays
- Ability to cover both greater Auckland and Christchurch
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