Boat Builder/Repairer

Pine Harbour Boat Builders is hiring an experienced Boat Builder/Repairer to join our small, owner-operated yard at Pine Harbour Marina, Beachlands — East Auckland's own marine yard, on the water at the Gateway to the Gulf.

We work across timber and GRP vessels: fibreglass and gelcoat repairs, rot and structural repairs, teak and cork decking, refits, cabinetry and interior fit-outs, and general boatbuilding. It's not all glamour — plenty of it is working out why a deck's gone soft or a hull's delaminating — but it's real, skilled trade work, and no two boats are the same.

We're heading into our busiest stretch of the year. Steady work, real overtime if you want it, right through summer.

What you'll be doing

• Fibreglass laminating, gelcoat and structural repairs
• Rot repairs and timber replacement on classic and modern vessels
• Teak and cork deck installs and replacements
• Refits, cabinetry, interior fit-outs and custom modifications
• Fitting hardware — boarding platforms, hardtops, hatches, through-hulls

What you'll need

• Solid hands-on experience in boatbuilding, marine repair or fibreglass work
• Your own basic hand tools
• NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa
• Physically fit — there's lifting, kneeling and graft in this trade

The details

• 43 hours/week, $35–$45/hr depending on experience (PAYE)
• $1,000 bonus paid at 3 months (on completion of your trial), 6 months, and 12 months — $3,000 total for sticking around
• Family-oriented workplace — we mean that, not just say it.
• Based at Pine Harbour Marina — easy if you're already out this way (Beachlands, Maraetai, Whitford, Clevedon, Howick, Botany); a straightforward run against the traffic if you're not

Why PHBB We're a small, owner-operated yard — both directors still swing hammers and pick up tools alongside the team, not a hierarchy standing between you and a decision. That means real variety, real say in how a job gets done, and skills that broaden fast because you're not stuck on one station of a production line.