Automotive Technician - Heavy Diesel at Lockheed Martin · Linton

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Job Title: Automotive Technician - Heavy Diesel

Posting Start Date: 9/21/26

The Opportunity

Based at Linton Military Camp, you’ll put your automotive expertise to work maintaining and repairing the NZ Army’s heavy vehicle fleet, keeping critical equipment safe, reliable and mission-ready. From post-deployment inspections to fault diagnosis and repairs, you’ll work across Workshop and MRO teams, with the flexibility to jump in where you’re needed most.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Team/Section Lead to improve processes or procedures.
• Provide hands on repair and maintenance tasks to automotive vehicles and equipment, to the necessary quality and industry best practice standards, and in a safe and professional manner.
• Undertake maintenance and repair tasks to ensure first time compliance with warrant of Fitness (WOF) and Certificate of Fitness (COF) standards.
• Be prepared to adapt to new technology as it evolves within the trade; both in terms of vehicles and equipment, and data entry.
• Link with production office staff for materials, consumables and other services to facilitate the repair of equipment.
• Liaise with technical authorities and customers as necessary to successfully complete repairs, maintenance and servicing of equipment.

What you’ll bring

• National Certificate in Automotive Engineering, Heavy Diesel Vehicles or equivalent NZ accredited qualification with in the automotive industry.
• Minimum Class 1 & 2 driver licences.
• Demonstrated technical competence in automotive mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Basic engineering skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge of vehicle electronics and diagnostic processes.
• In depth knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements pertaining to the automotive trade.
• Trade experience in providing supervision and instruction to apprentices.

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