We are gearing up for a busy and exciting 2025, with a series of significant projects on the horizon. As a result, we are currently seeking experienced CNC Machinists to join our team on a fixed-term basis. Successful candidates will have proven experience settling and operating CNC machines and ideally available to work afternoon or night shifts.

What you'll do:

• Set-up and operate CNC Machines, which range from three, four, and five Axis Mill Turning Centres, Horizontal Machining Centres, and Horizontal Borers

• Reviewing detailed drawings and specifications to ensure materials, methods, and machine settings align with production needs

• Performing precision measuring, managing machine faults, and ensuring the highest standard of quality

• Conducting regular maintenance checks to keep machinery running smoothly

• Ensuring the production meets deadlines while maintaining a commitment to safety

What we're looking for:

• Trade qualification or at least three years of CNC machining settling experience

• Experience with Fanuc controls, knowledge of Okuma and Heidenheim controls would also be a bonus

• A solid understanding of CNC machinery setup, operation, and troubleshooting

• Strong numeracy and attention to detail

• The ability to work independently and meet production goals in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment

Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

We are gearing up for a busy and exciting 2025, with a series of significant projects on the horizon. As a result, we are currently seeking experienced Foundry Workers to join our team on a fixed-term basis. Ideally, candidates will have proven foundry or metal work experience and be available to work afternoon or night shifts.

What you'll do:

• Mould and core formation, including floor and track moulding

• Operate furnaces and perform metal pouring tasks

• Perform fettling, knock-out, and water blasting to remove sand moulds and refine the castings

• Repair minor defects and surface porosity issues to ensure optimal product quality

• Work within a strict safety culture, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience with a metal casting and foundry

• Proficiency with core making, floor moulding, metal pouring, fettling, and knock-out operations

• Solid experience using measurement tools, bandsaws, and powered foundry machinery

• Ability to handle exposure to high temperatures (700°C - 1600°C) and work with heavy equipment

• Strong communication skills, particularly for health and safety protocol.

• Ability to work independently and meet production target.

Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Are you passionate about advanced innovative technology? We’re looking for an Electrical Systems Integration Engineer to join our team! In this role, you’ll design, develop, and integrate electrical systems for our cutting-edge marine waterjet propulsion systems. If you love working with complex systems and collaborating with diverse teams, this might be the perfect role for you!

What You’ll Do:

• Design Electrical Systems: Create detailed schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts tailored for marine propulsion while keeping everything compliant with regulations.

• Ensure Compliance: Make sure our designs meet international maritime regulations (like DNV and ABS) and include safety features for reliability in tough marine environments.

• Collaborate: Work alongside naval architects, shipyards, and technical teams to integrate electrical systems into vessel designs.

• Document Everything: Prepare thorough technical documents, including design reports and integration plans.

• Support and Troubleshoot: Help out during installation and commissioning phases, troubleshooting any integration issues that pop up.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.

• At least 3 years of experience in electrical design, ideally for marine.

• Proficiency in electrical design software (like AutoCAD or Visio).

• Strong knowledge of marine electrical systems and regulatory standards would be an advantage.

• Great communication skills—both verbal and written.

• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.

 Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

We are currently seeking a dedicated Service Manager to join our team, supporting HamiltonJet products in the Auckland and Northern regions. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine your technical expertise with your passion for customer service, ensuring that our clients receive the best support possible.

 What You’ll Do:

• Provide on-site and remote support for waterjets and control systems.

• Perform commissioning, troubleshooting, repairs, and jet refurbishments.

• Manage service scheduling and coordinate parts and resources across NZ.

• Build strong customer relationships and support regional sales efforts.

• Contribute to technical documentation, complaint analysis, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure all work meets health & safety standards.

 What We’re Looking For:

• A strong background in marine engineering, with specific experience in waterjets or propulsion systems would be an advantage

• Proven experience in troubleshooting and repairing mechanical and electrical systems.

• Excellent project management, communication and organisational skills to handle multiple service requests at once.

• A proactive attitude and strong customer service orientation.

Ready to advance your career and work for world leading kiwi company. Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

We are currently seeking an experienced Spray Painter to join our team on a fixed-term basis. The successful candidate will take ownership of the complete spray-painting process, from preparation to final finish, ensuring all work meets international quality standards. This role includes responsibility for equipment maintenance and compliance with health and safety protocols.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proficient in electrostatic spray gun systems to automotive/aircraft standards

• Skilled in curing and drying using hot tunnel/bake cycle processes

• Strong paint preparation skills, including adhesion testing

• Ability to apply coatings to exact thickness requirements with precision

• Capable of inspecting and identifying paint defects

• Strong understanding of safety and compliance procedures

What We’re Looking For:

• Clear, confident communicator with excellent English comprehension

• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• Dedicated to delivering top-quality results within deadlines

• Strong awareness of workplace health and safety

Apply Today

If you’re ready to bring your spray-painting expertise to a respected international company, we’d love to hear from you. Send your CV to careers@hamiltonjet.nz, or contact Kristan on 03 903 0315 for a confidential chat.

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to pass a criminal background check and a pre-employment medical, including a drug test.

We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our New Jet Development team. In this role, your hands-on approach and passion for mechanical innovation will shine. You will play a key role in our collaborative engineering team, contributing to cutting-edge solutions for new product development while continuously improving our systems and processes.

You will focus on designing new waterjets, from initial concept through to manufacturing. This includes developing designs for castings, machined components, fabrications, hydraulic systems, and related assemblies. Your responsibilities will also encompass prototyping, validating designs to ensure performance and reliability, and working closely with manufacturing teams and suppliers during the product introduction phase.

 To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• Experience in mechanical design, preferably within capital equipment manufacturing involving rotating machinery such as pumps, turbines, generators, engines, or transmission systems.

• Strong practical skills and expertise in design for manufacture (DFM), with a proven ability to take designs from prototype to commercialisation.

• Proficiency in CAD software, ideally with experience in product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.

• Solid understanding of first principles calculations and analysis to ensure designs are fit for purpose.

• Advantageous: Experience using computer-aided engineering tools, such as finite element analysis (FEA).

• Excellent collaboration, organisational, and communication skills, enabling you to work effectively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

• A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering.

• Three years minimum professional experience

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Please send your application via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, proof of qualifications or experience, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to lead the implementation of a major capacity increase in our manufacturing line. With bottlenecks identified, this role will manage the end-to-end delivery of key assets including a flash fire furnace, shotblast machine, and vertical lathe/machining centre.

This is a hands-on role involving layout design, stakeholder management, procurement, installation oversight, and commissioning with significant cross-functional engagement and impact.

What You’ll Do:

• Finalise and approve equipment layouts with stakeholders; perform cell preparatory work.

• Manage regulatory approvals, especially for flash fire furnace emissions.

• Prepare requirements and RFQs; manage quoting and select equipment.

• Submit CAPEX justifications and purchase orders, track OEM progress and shipping.

• Oversee equipment transport; supervise installation and startup.

• Ensure safety, quality, commissioning, and coordinate training and documentation

What You Bring:

• Engineering background with relevant industry experience in heavy industrial machinery or capital equipment projects.

• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Project.

• Proven ability to manage complex projects involving cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

• Intermediate mechanical or mechatronic design skills preferred.

• Excellent communicator and collaborator with a solution-driven mindset.

Ready to advance your career and work for world leading kiwi company. Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Just to note, this role is project-based and offered as a 24-month fixed-term agreement.

We are currently seeking an experienced engineer to lead the implementation of a new industrial paint booth for our new, purpose built, production facility. This is an end-to-end project management role — covering design finalisation, procurement, installation, and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Refine and finalise paint booth layouts in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external consultants

• Own the subsystem design integration and cost optimisation

• Lead supplier selection, issue Statements of Requirements, and manage RFQ processes

• Handle all CAPEX planning and purchasing activity

• Oversee installation planning, execution, safety checks, and commissioning

• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Maintenance, H&S, QA, and Supply Chain teams

• Manage risk, track progress, and solve problems in real-time with a proactive, hands-on approach

What We’re Looking For:

• Engineering degree or equivalent practical experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale industrial paint booth projects (design → sourcing → install → commission)

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

• Strong mechanical and/or mechatronic design understanding

• Project planning & Gantt chart tracking ability

• CAPEX project management experience

• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement across multiple levels

Ready to advance your career and work for world leading kiwi company. Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Just to note, this role is project-based and offered as a 24-month fixed-term agreement.

Due to system changes, we have a need for an experienced Financial Report Writing Analyst to join our team for a 6-month project. We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented person to support our Finance team with timely, accurate, and data-driven reporting. In this role, you will transform financial data from our ERP systems and excel into meaningful reports and dashboards using Tableau software. This will enable strategic decision-making across departments. You will play a key role in financial performance tracking, variance analysis, and reporting automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and generate recurring financial reports and dashboards for executive leadership.

• Extract and analyse financial data from the ERP system (Infor M3) to support budgeting, management reporting and monthly close activities.

• Create Tableau dashboards to visualise financial KPIs, trends, and risk indicators.

• Ensure data accuracy and integrity in all financial reports and systems.

• Automate manual reporting processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors.

• Maintain documentation of reporting logic, data sources, and processes.

 What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or related field.

• 2+ years of experience in financial analysis or financial reporting.

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, financial modeling).

• Strong Tableau skills for dashboard creation and data visualisation.

• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)

• Understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.

• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and a proactive mindset.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

We are seeking an enthusiastic commerce graduate to join our New Zealand Sales and Marketing team as a Business Development Graduate, as part of our 24-month Graduate Programme. In this role, you will contribute to the development and tracking of key business metrics, and help maintain our vessel and segment fleet databases. You will also generate monthly reports to support market performance analysis and sales growth strategies.

Your responsibilities will include creating segment marketing plans and delivering targeted campaigns directly to customers. You will also support the development and maintenance of marketing collateral and sales tools, such as our sales management app and digital media libraries.

Throughout the programme, you will take part in structured rotations across key business areas, gaining hands-on experience and a comprehensive understanding of our operations.

To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• A bachelor’s degree in commerce, majoring in marketing or related business subjects.

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Word, Outlook and Excel.

• Experience using in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, InDesign, and related tools would be advantageous.

• Familiarity with social media marketing tools including Meta Business Suite and CRM tools like Mailchimp.

• A keen interest in marine or water-based activities.

• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as a part of the role.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Please send your application via email to Caitlyn and Kristan at students@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, proof of qualifications or experience, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

2025 is shaping up to be a busy and exciting year at HamiltonJet, with a series of significant projects! As a result, we are currently seeking a number of engineering process workers. All our positions are on a fixed term basis and we have opportunities across a variety of shifts. Our engineering process workers will predominantly complete fettling and metalwork duties, across our Foundries and Impellers departments. These are hands-on positions, using tools and doing manual handling daily.

These positions would ideally suit someone who is looking for an entry level on the tools engineering trade and looking to establish a career within the engineering or metal work industry. You may have already completed a pre-trade or have a passion and desire for all things mechanical, or perhaps you enjoy using a variety of hand tools at home and have a desire of making metal products.

Skills required:

• Good attention to detail and pride yourself on quality of work.

• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to work as part of team.

• Commitment and willingness to work with Health and Safety requirements.

• Proven hand tool experience and metalwork experience.

If you're someone who likes working with your hands, has an eye for detail, and is ready to take on a new challenge, then we'd love to hear from you. Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz. All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Join us at HamiltonJet and be part of an exciting, world-class manufacturing team!

2025 is shaping up to be a busy and exciting year at HamiltonJet, with a series of significant projects! As a result, we are currently seeking experienced Mechanical Fitters to join our team on a fixed term basis. Ideally, candidates will have proven experience in precision assembly and fitting of engineered components into finished products and will be skilled in producing high-quality waterjet assemblies and hydraulic systems.

What you'll do:

• Assemble high-precision components for waterjet systems and hydraulic assemblies.

• Work from detailed mechanical drawings to create and fit engineered products.

• Collaborate in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, meeting deadlines and quality standards.

What we're looking for:

• Mechanical Trade qualification.

• Three plus years' experience in a similar role.

• Proficiency in interpreting mechanical drawings and working with hydraulic systems.

• A proactive, solution-focused approach to work with the ability to handle multiple priorities.

• Strong communication skills and a commitment to health and safety.

If you're someone who likes working with your hands, has an eye for detail, and is ready to leap into the New Year and take on a new challenge, then we'd love to hear from you. Applications should be made via email to Kristan at careers@hamiltonjet.nz . All applications must include a cover letter, a copy of your CV, and eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Join us at HamiltonJet and be part of an exciting, world-class manufacturing team!