Plumbing Supervisor in Christchurch at Horizon Energy Group

• Christchurch Based
  
• Full time, permanent role 40 hours per week
• Company Vehicle with personal use
• Company Cell Phone and Laptop

Aquaheat Facility Services specialise in comprehensive facility maintenance solutions across New Zealand. Our dedicated team ensures that essential hard services including HVAC, boiler, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing, and carpentry operate seamlessly in commercial, industrial, and infrastructure settings. With over 70 years of experience, we pride ourselves on delivering reliable, high-quality maintenance, capital replacement, asset management and building compliance services that keep buildings safe, efficient, and comfortable. Aquaheat Facility Services is proud to be a member of the Horizon Energy Group of companies.

About the Role

As a Plumbing Supervisor, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of field activities in a safe, efficient, and customer-focused manner. You will provide leadership to the plumbing team while working closely with the Regional Manager to ensure high-quality service delivery and strong client relationships.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, mentoring and supporting plumbers, apprentices and subcontractors to deliver high-quality service outcomes
• Hands-on delivery of plumbing works while managing day-to-day site activities
• Scoping, pricing and quoting remedial and project works to achieve agreed margins
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with contractual obligations, legislative requirements and company standards
• Building and maintaining strong customer relationships and ensuring expectations are consistently met
• Driving continuous improvement, service delivery excellence and operational efficiency
• Supporting health & safety initiatives and ensuring compliance across all worksites

About You

This is an ideal opportunity for you to utilise your experience in:

• Supervising teams within a plumbing or trade service environment
• Delivering high-quality customer service in a fast-paced operational setting
• Pricing and scoping plumbing works (remedial and project-based)
• Managing client relationships and ensuring service delivery standards are met
• Working within maintenance or facilities management environments

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Certifying Plumbing Qualification
• NZ recognised qualification in Plumbing
• Minimum 3+ years' supervisory experience in a plumbing or related trade environment
• At least 5 years post-trade experience
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to support and guide field staff
• Proven ability to scope and price works ($5k $100k range)
• Solid understanding of building regulations and compliance requirements
• Full, clean NZ Driver's Licence

What's in it for you?

• Career development: work with a highly skilled team and access ongoing training
• Life & critical illness insurance
• Paid birthday leave
• A stable, well-respected company making a real difference in the industry

Our SWITCH Values

We're looking for someone who not only brings strong technical capability but also lives our values:

• Sustainability Making smart, future-focused decisions
• Winning Taking ownership and delivering results
• Innovation Driving continuous improvement
• Trust Building strong, collaborative relationships
• Customer Focus Delivering exceptional service
• Health & Safety Putting safety first, always

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

Apply Now

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and join a business that values its people and delivers excellence, we want to hear from you.