Timber Machinist (Maintenance & Trades)

Full Time

  Niagara Sawmilling Company Ltd

  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Niagara is a proudly NZ-owned and operated sawmill, manufacture and distributer with over 80 years' experience in the business and is at the forefront of the sawmilling industry.Niagara produces superior radiata pine and timber products for indoor and outdoor building applications in national and international markets. The sawmill is conveniently located in Kennington, just outside of Invercargill, with further operations in Invercargill and Ashburton.

Due to the ongoing growth and expansion of the business Niagara has an excellent opportunity for an experienced and skilled Timber Machinist to join our growing team. This is a permanent fulltime night-shift position based at our Kennington site.

The role is busy and diverse and involves the operation and maintenance of Planers, producing dressed and profiled timber to our customer's specifications. The successful applicant will ideally have 3 - 5 years' experience in timber remanufacturing and value added processing, you will also be comfortable in a fast paced manufacturing environment. You will have a proven history with modern Planers and machine set up, be mechanically minded, safety focused, self-motivated with  excellent attention to detail. The ability to train others would be advantageous, although not essential.

At Niagara we understand that our greatest resource is our people. We aim to be a leader in Health & Safety and career development and strive to provide long-term career paths for our people.

Niagara is a drug free workplace and Pre-employment drug screening is a requirement