Hydraulics Operative

**Description**:
Hydraulink is no ordinary company and this is no ordinary role.....

Why join Hydraulink? Check out what our team have to say about us
- Hydraulink values employees, we are not just a number
- Great culture (family) - supportive colleagues and working environment
- National brand - better than single independents
- Good career progression, Hydraulink promotes from within

**We value our team members and are proud to offer**:
Great remuneration
Career progression opportunities - don’t limit your career (because we don’t)
Supportive work culture and great team spirit
Loads of variety - Be exposed to multiple different industries and locations
Opportunity to upskill/train in the hydraulics industry

The Opportunity

This role is about assisting our team to provide a high-quality multi-product install and repair and maintenance service on a diverse range of mechanical gear. Alongside that you will be assisting in our busy warehouse to ensure that it is operating to its fullest potential right from inwards goods through to dispatch.

This is a great opportunity for someone who loves variety and has hands on experience within warehousing and hydraulics.

**Your key responsibilities will include**:
Fitting fabricated metal parts into products and assembling metal parts and subassemblies to produce machines and equipment
Studying drawings and specifications to determine suitable materials, method and sequence of operations, and machine settings
Checking fabricated and assembled parts for accuracy, clearance and fit using precision measuring instruments
Setting guides, stops and other controls on machining tools, setting up prescribed cutting and shaping tools in machines and presses
Forming metal stock and castings to fine tolerances using machining tools to press, cut, grind metal
Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines
Erecting machines and equipment on-site as required
Picking, and dispatching hydraulic fittings and orders and cut and dispatch hydraulic and industrial hose
Operation of a forklift
Stock replenishment
Assisting with Hose Kit manufacturing as required
Stock taking, cycle counting and administration of stock inventory

The Person

If you’re someone with a background in both warehousing and hydraulics, then this role could be for you

**To be successful you will need**:

- Previous warehousing experience and/or trade background ie mechanical or hydraulic experience
- An understanding of hydraulic hose & fitting manufacture, repair and maintenance (advantageous)
- A working knowledge of Pronto
- Excellent task management capabilities including well developed time management, attention to detail & administration skills
- MR licence or higher (advantageous)
- Forklift ticket

About the company

At Hydraulink we like to keep things moving, it's in our DNA. After all we are a leading multinational hose and fittings brand with a huge network in New Zealand, Australia and Asia Pacific.

We have driven that service reach on a unique blend of company branches, owner-operator/franchisees and distributors. Hydraulink’s combined knowledge base can assist with anything from breakdowns to lubrication systems; full installations to fire suppression systems.

We are building on over 75 years of success, and constantly looking at what's next to drive the future for us, and to deliver for our customers. This is where you come in.

Applicants MUST HAVE Residency or valid working rights as well as a current driver's license. A pre-employment medical (including drug & alcohol screen) & criminal record check may form part of our recruitment process.