Kia ora!
Precision engineering keeps our fleet moving safely and efficiently. As a Machinist Engineer, you will play a vital role in creating, repairing, and modifying critical aircraft components and tooling that help keep Air New Zealand flying. This is an opportunity to apply your expertise to unique, complex engineering challenges while working with advanced machining technology in a collaborative and highly skilled environment.
At Air New Zealand, we are committed to engineering excellence and continuous innovation. As part of our Engineering & Maintenance team, you will work alongside experienced engineers and technicians who take pride in delivering world-class safety, quality, and reliability. After recently being voted New Zealand's most attractive employer, Air New Zealand continues to earn global recognition for its great culture, outstanding customer service, and world-class innovation. Join us to reach your full potential with the support of our whānau.
If you meet the majority of the criteria and are excited by the opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Why join Air New Zealand?
We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work.
Ready for take-off?
If you're ready to take your machining career to new heights and want to help shape the future of aviation engineering, we'd love to hear from you. Join an iconic New Zealand organisation where your craftsmanship, innovation, and technical expertise will make a genuine impact every day.
Applications close Sunday 25th October 2026.
At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.
"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."
Kia Ora, Ni Hao, Gidday, konnichiwa, Talofa, Bula, Hello and Welcome to Air New Zealand, your journey starts here.
Air New Zealand is one of the world's leading airlines, known around the world, not just for our name and our innovation but also for our reputation. We are recognised as "New Zealand's Most Reputable Organisation" for our strong leadership, customer service orientation, innovation, brand, corporate values, and our role as a strong ambassador for New Zealand. Each year we make sure our passengers who fly to, from and within New Zealand enjoy our uniquely Kiwi way of doing things.
At Air New Zealand, we are all about people. Ambitious, helpful, proud, down-to-earth, caring people, who look after the needs of more than 13 million people every year. We look at ways of making the experience better for our customers and allowing people to experience our New Zealand.
Our people drive us to be among the world's best, frequently winning awards in all aspects of our operations, testament to the Air New Zealanders living this culture daily, in the way they deliver customer experience. Whilst it's led from the top, it is delivered by thousands of people, constantly doing things that make a big difference!
