Employment with Blackley Construction

Job opportunities:

Blackley Construction provides innovative solutions to infrastructure construction challenges. Our team is the heart and soul of what we do. We are always on the lookout for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about construction.

Do you have skills and experience working in civil construction or rural infrastructure, land drainage, stock water supply, or other pipe laying experience? Do you hold New Zealand pipelaying or drain laying qualifications and would like a new enjoyable and rewarding place to work? Are you an experienced Civil Construction Foreman looking for new exciting challenges?

We are interested in people with the skills and experience using any of the following:
  • Excavators
  • Loaders
  • Rollers
  • Compactors

If you want to work for a family-owned business that values every worker for their contribution to our high-quality construction activities, fill out the form below or download the edible PDF HERE.

People interested in working at Blackley Construction:
  • Must have New Zealand residency.
  • Will be based in Palmerston North and must be prepared to travel from time to time.
  • Will need to undergo and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen.
  • Will be required to give approval for a Ministry of Justice criminal convictions history assessment.

Civil Construction Excavator / Machine Operator

We are looking for an experienced machine operator to help our civil division.  The core part of the role will be civil excavation, trenching and backfilling.  Excavator experience in civil construction is essential and ability to operate other machines, trenching and laying underground services experience would be desirable.  Our team is versatile and multiskilled, so duties range from machine operation to working the shovel.

Blackley Construction is all about building a better New Zealand.  We are a Manawatu based family-owned business that is people orientated and strive to look after our team and develop them.  We build infrastructure in the rural and civil areas across the greater region and have got pretty good at it.  We have strong relationships with our clients, as they know we do the job right.  We have been doing this for over 60 years and got pretty good at being innovative on how we do things or when we strike something new or challenging.

We Are Looking for Someone With

  • WTR and able to operate machines (excavator, loader) to a high level,
  • Motivation and a strong work ethic,
  • Physically fit,
  • Good timekeeping and reliability,
  • Enjoys working in the outdoor environment,

You will join a team of skilled and experienced workers who enjoy working at Blackley’s.  This is a permanent full-time position based in Palmerston North.

What We Offer:

  • An opportunity to join one of Manawatu’s leading Rural and Civil Infrastructure Construction Companies that has been in operation for over 60 years
  • We are a family-owned business and an employer that genuinely cares for its people
  • Modern fleet and plant
  • Employee benefits
  • Competitive payrate depending on experience and skills
  • An enjoyable place to work

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid work visa.  Successful applicants need to undergo and pass a pre-employment medical and drugs screen.

Forward your CV to peter.sharpe@blackley.co.nz or phone 06 356 5557 to join Manawatu’s leading Civil and Rural Infrastructure Construction Company, Blackley Construction.

Labourer For Civil Pipe and Utility Laying

Starting out your career and wanting a role that will go somewhere?  We are wanting to have a labourer join our Civil team.  This will start off being labouring work associated with putting in land drainage and pipe for our farming clients.  But we want to teach you or extend your machine operation skills.  If this sounds like you, then let’s start talking.

Blackley Construction is all about building a better New Zealand.  We are a Manawatu based family-owned business that is people orientated and strive to look after our team and develop them.  We build infrastructure in the rural and civil areas across the greater region and have got pretty good at it.  We have strong relationships with our clients, as they know we do the job right.  We have been doing this for over 60 years and got pretty good at being innovative on how we do things or when we strike something new or challenging.

We Are Looking for Someone With

  • Minimum Full Class 1 NZ license,
  • Willing to obtain a Class 2 license and learn to operate machines (excavator, loader) to a high level,
  • Motivation and a strong work ethic,
  • Good timekeeping and reliability,
  • Enjoys working in the outdoor environment,

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to earn a good income,
  • Stable employment with a family-owned business and an employer that genuinely cares for its people
  • Opportunity to learn new skills and support for trade qualifications,
  • Work with a specialised team, who get on well,
  • Benefits of the access to trade discount and counselling schemes. Contribution to medical costs.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid work visa.  Successful applicants need to undergo and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen

Forward your CV to peter.sharpe@blackley.co.nz or phone 06 356 5557 to join Manawatu’s leading Civil and Rural Infrastructure Construction Company, Blackley Construction.

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