Construction Staff - ANTARCTICA (2024/2025 Season)
Tradestaff Global
- Taupo, Waikato
- $100,000-110,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Commercial Carpenters/Builders
- Civil Carpenters
- Suspended Ceilings & Interior Installers
- Large Commercial Structural Steel Erectors
- Commercial & Industrial Electricians
- Structural Steel welders (with 9606 tickets)
- Duct Installers
- Pipefitters/Welders
- HVAC Technicians
- Excavator Operators with Loader Experience/Quals
- Full Criteria for each individual role including payrates can be found on our website www.tradestaffglobal.com/jobs
- Due to travel requirements, you need to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.
- Be Qualified/Licensed & able to supply proof at interview stage.
- Have referees who can validate your experience.
- Supply a current up to date CV that outlines your skills/experience & types of projects/jobs worked on.
- Be IT literate & good with dealing with a lot of detailed paperwork.
- Be patient when working through the application process. It's a very long & detailed process to mobilise people & in some cases it may take a few months to work through.
- Flights provided from any major NZ airport.
- Food, shared accommodation, travel insurance provided.
- Competitive pay rates, paid fortnightly in NZ$
- All PPE Supplied
- 54 hours per week (this won't change if work is affected by weather)
- Working 6 out of 7 days
Start dates are subject to passing medicals, your notice period & ice flight availability. You will be away as per timeframes below & be away the entire time. *All dates are approximate & are based on the project's requirements.CURRENT ESTIMATED DATES:
Excavator/Loader Operators = Oct/Nov 2024 till March
All other roles = Oct/Nov 2024 intakes & Jan/Feb 2025 intakes till May 2025APPLICATION PROCESS:
The onboarding process is very lengthy due to medical requirements & background checks which will determine start dates.
The medicals are quite strict; you need to be in very good health/have excellent fitness. You will also be required to do a Dental exam & will need good dental health to get clearance.If you like the sound of this amazing opportunity & would like to apply, please note:CRITERIA TO MEET:
- NZ or US Citizenship & hold a CURRENT Passport.
- First interviews are by phone then either video or in person depending upon where you live. You must be prepared to travel to Tauranga for dental & medical tests. We pay for tests & provide flights if living outside of Tauranga.
- Full Class 1 Drivers Licence/Relevant Licenses for the Plant Operator Roles.
- Clean criminal record (Police checks will be completed at interview).
- Can pass pre-employment drug/alcohol testing as well as random testing on site.
- Able to follow instructions & have good attention to detail.
- Due to high volume of applications, we only accept applications via our online system to ensure everyone gets a response.
- An automatic email will be immediately sent to you if your application was submitted successfully. If you don't receive the email, we didn't receive your application.