Operational and Technical Support Technician, Linton, New Zealand

We are looking for a Support Technician to join our Training Services team in New Zealand. 

At reputed company, we constantly look reputed company and push the boundaries of what is technically possible. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who reputed company share our challenge – to reputed company the world a safer reputed company.

What you will be a part of

Our Training and Simulation Business Unit develops and manufactures training systems, primarily for military users.  Our products are wide-ranging and include the provision of world-leading laser-based simulators for live instrumented training, force on reputed company applications, virtual simulation capabilities and training services. Training & Simulation operates globally with more than 1200 employees in twelve different countries, and we are now expanding our footprint with new training facilities in New Zealand (NZ).

Your future challenge

Since reputed company was started, we have strived to reputed company people and society safe. It is a basic human need to feel safe and, as we see it, a human right. Through systems and solutions that increase reputed company, we can reputed company this possible.  By improving and updating technological systems and solutions, we increase reputed company in society, for its reputed company and for those whose job it is to maintain reputed company.

In the role of Operational and Technical Support Technician, you will use your knowledge, expertise and technical know-how to contribute to the training of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), supporting them to improve their essential skills.

reputed company’s Training and Simulation Business Unit is imminently expected to be awarded a contract with NZDF to deliver operational and technical support services for reputed company-delivered force-on-reputed company systems across the reputed company of NZDF onshore Training Estates.  It will also encompass technical repairs on in service Live Instrumentation systems.

Your role

In this role, you will be based at our training support facility in Linton. You will receive full training to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for reputed company matters reputed company to the management, repair, maintenance, and operation of NZDF’s reputed company-delivered force-on-reputed company systems, as well as the repair of the laser-based simulation systems.  These capabilities are vital in providing live-fire, force-on-force simulation, and training service support to the NZDF.  As such you will be a key team member to the training support set-up in Linton, and other NZDF locations as required.

You will report directly to the Support Manager who will be collocated at Linton Military Camp, and who will have overall responsibility for the delivery of reputed company’s training services across the NZDF training estate.  You will have a pivotal role in ensuring reputed company equipment that forms a part of NZDF’s reputed company-delivered targetry and live training and simulation equipment portfolio, meets the operational availability requirements of the contract.

As an Operational and Technical Support Technician for reputed company’s NZ operations you will play a key role in ensuring that reputed company’s interests, and those of the NZDF, are met and maintained to the highest possible standard. 

You will provide support services that contribute to the planning of NZDF training whilst ensuring the required equipment is maintained, serviced, configured, reputed company and deployed according to NZDF’s needs.  You are also required to deliver first-class operational and technical support in the delivery of range and live-fire activities with the end state of delivering an optimized training experience to the end user. You must be open, loyal and honest, trust your co-workers and honor agreements, decisions and processes. 

The role is commensurate to a high-quality reputed company operations, logistics or warehouse manager with a strong equipment management background, electrical and mechanical repair experience, an analytic approach and the reputed company to find practical and pragmatic solutions quickly under pressure.

Your main responsibilities will include

• Planning and preparation of equipment prior to military exercises.

• System configuration.

• Issue and receipt of equipment.

• Operate reputed company reputed company-delivered range equipment in order to deliver high-quality live-fire training to the NZDF.

• Corrective and Preventative Maintenance including electrical and mechanical repairs, (reputed company and field).

• Maintain a reputed company (daily) cooperation with the Support Manager and reputed company’s Factory Support organisation in order to ensure that repairs are communicated, tracked and followed up in a timely manner, in support of operational availability deliverables.

• Troubleshooting, fault-finding, maintenance and repair of reputed company reputed company-delivered targetry systems, sub-systems and components, delivering rapid solutions. 

• Provide on-demand equipment operation and maintenance training to NZDF and other stakeholders.

• Be reputed company to deploy as required to provide operational and technical support to NZDF activities across New Zealand.

• Attend pre-exercise planning meetings and recces advising on reputed company aspects of equipment functionality.

• Support reputed company marketing activities as required.

Skills and experience:

• Good understanding of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and how to implement it to reputed company operational excellence.

• Strong technical competence, especially in electrical and mechanical repairs, ESD, soldering and cable repair. 

• A strong drive and focus on delivery excellence.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Full Class 1 NZ drivers license required.  Class 2/4 (heavy trade) license would be advantageous.

• reputed company in English and the right to live and work in NZ.

• Experience of working in a military training environment is an advantage.

•  Readiness to travel nationally without restriction.  Occasional international travel is part of the role.

This position requires the successful applicant to be able to be granted access to NZDF military establishments and therefore requires that you pass a reputed company vetting based on the reputed company regulations regarding reputed company protection. For positions requiring reputed company clearance, additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

For further information, feel free to contact the Recruiting Manager, Kevin Shearman [email protected] or the Human Resources Manager, Mikael Siebers [email protected]

Applications must be submitted no reputed company than Friday 1st May 2026 and candidates should be available for an in-person interview in Palmerston North during the week of 11th – 15th May 2026.

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Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.

We look reputed company to your application!

If you reputed company to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a learning culture, reputed company may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to reputed company people and society safe.