If you want to learn a trade that keeps you outdoors, pays you well, and puts you on job sites across one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand, Flood Roofing in Kerikeri has one spot available and they want to fill it with the right person before applications close. Flood Roofing is a growing residential roofing company based in the Bay of Islands, Northland, and they are currently hiring a Roofing Labourer and Apprentice to join their tight-knit, hard-working crew across a mix of residential roofing projects and pole shed builds throughout the region. This is a physically demanding, outdoor, and genuinely rewarding trade entry role that offers a pay rate of $23.00 to $27.00 per hour, a formal apprenticeship pathway for the right candidate, all tools purchased and paid off through affordable weekly repayments, structured training and career progression toward team leadership, quarterly team days, weekly toolbox talks, and monthly paid team breakfasts as part of a crew culture that works hard, looks after each other, and genuinely enjoys showing up together every day. NZ residency and a full NZ driver’s licence are required. With one spot available and a closing date of March 31, 2025, this roofing apprentice and labourer job in Kerikeri Northland NZ is a time-sensitive and genuinely exciting opportunity for a fit, reliable, and positive individual who is ready to back themselves, learn fast, and build a trade career with a company that rewards the people who earn it.
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Company Overview
Flood Roofing is a fast-growing residential roofing company based in Kerikeri with a brand new yard and an expanding project pipeline spanning residential roofing and pole shed builds across the Bay of Islands and the wider Northland region. The company has built its growth on the quality of its work, the character of its crew, and a no-nonsense team culture that values hard work, good people skills, genuine reliability, and the kind of positive energy that makes a physically demanding trade feel worth showing up to every single day. Flood Roofing is led by experienced tradespeople who take the development of their apprentices and junior team members seriously, pushing each person to take on more tasks and responsibility as their skills and confidence grow throughout their career with the company. Their team culture includes quarterly activity days, weekly toolbox talks, and monthly paid team breakfasts that reflect a genuine investment in the people who make Flood Roofing the kind of crew worth being part of. You can learn more about the company and see their work at floodroofing.co.nz or on their Facebook page at facebook.com-floodroofing.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as a roofing labourer and apprentice within Flood Roofing’s residential project team across job sites throughout the Bay of Islands and Northland region, carrying out all labouring, material handling, site preparation, and roofing installation support tasks directed by the team leader and experienced roofers on each job
- Assist with residential roofing installations across a range of roof types, profiles, and materials common to the New Zealand residential construction market, learning correct installation techniques, safety procedures, and quality standards under the direct on-the-job guidance of Flood Roofing’s experienced trade team
- Assist on pole shed builds and other project types as required by the company’s workflow and scheduling across the region, developing a broader construction skill set that complements the core residential roofing training at the centre of the apprenticeship
- Travel to different work sites across the Bay of Islands and surrounding Northland areas as part of the daily and weekly project schedule, representing Flood Roofing professionally on every site visited and in every interaction with clients, property owners, and other contractors encountered throughout the working day
- Actively engage with the training, mentorship, and skill development program that Flood Roofing’s team leaders deliver throughout the apprenticeship period, pushing yourself to take on new tasks and greater responsibility as your competence and confidence on the tools grows over time
- Participate in weekly toolbox talks, monthly paid team breakfasts, quarterly team activity days, and other company culture events as a fully engaged and contributing member of the Flood Roofing crew
- Follow all New Zealand workplace health and safety requirements and Flood Roofing’s site-specific safety protocols without exception on every job site, understanding that working at heights and with roofing materials carries serious physical risks that require constant personal safety awareness and compliance
- Maintain your personal tools and any company equipment in clean, safe, and correctly functioning condition throughout your employment, taking responsibility for the tools provided through the weekly repayment program with the professional care and respect that working trade equipment deserves
Qualifications
What Flood Roofing is Looking For:
- A solid and genuine personal work ethic with the physical fitness, strength, and stamina required for sustained outdoor roofing work across full working days on residential project sites in the Northland climate across all seasons of the year, this is physically demanding work and candidates need to be honest with themselves about whether they have the physical capability the role requires before applying
- Organized, reliable, and consistently punctual with the ability to show up on time, ready to work and learn, on every scheduled working day without the kind of attendance inconsistency or unreliability that lets a small trades crew down and cannot be tolerated in a tight-knit team working to project deadlines
- Great personal people skills and a genuinely positive and can-do attitude that contributes to the team culture Flood Roofing has built, with the self-awareness and personal accountability to take feedback, own your mistakes, improve your performance, and earn your place in a crew that holds its standards high across both workmanship and team conduct
- Ability to listen carefully, follow instructions precisely, and learn from experienced roofers in the practical and fast-paced environment of a residential roofing job site, demonstrating the engaged and receptive learning attitude that makes an apprenticeship genuinely valuable for both the trainee and the team investing in their development
- NZ residency is required as a condition of employment for this Kerikeri-based position
- A full New Zealand driver’s licence is required as team members travel between job sites across the Bay of Islands and Northland region throughout the working week
- No prior roofing experience is required as Flood Roofing will provide all on-the-job training and the formal apprenticeship pathway for the right candidate, though prior construction, labouring, or physically demanding outdoor work experience is an advantage that will be viewed positively during the selection process
Benefits and Perks
Flood Roofing has built a working environment and employment package that reflects the genuine value they place on the right people joining their growing Bay of Islands crew. Here is everything that comes with this roofing labourer and apprentice position:
- A pay rate of $23.00 to $27.00 per hour reflecting the physical demands, outdoor conditions, and trade development commitment of a residential roofing labourer and apprentice role in the Northland region, representing strong and competitive entry-level trade pay for the right candidate from day one
- A formal apprenticeship pathway offered to the right candidate, providing a structured and recognized trade qualification program that builds long-term career value and professional credentials in the New Zealand roofing and construction industry
- All required tools for the job purchased by Flood Roofing and paid off by the employee through affordable weekly repayments, removing the upfront financial barrier of tool acquisition that many trade entry roles place on new starters and giving the apprentice access to proper professional equipment from their very first day on the tools
- Structured on-the-job training delivered by Flood Roofing’s experienced team leaders with a genuine commitment to pushing each apprentice to take on progressively more complex tasks and greater responsibility as their skills develop throughout their career with the company
- Clear career growth and leadership development pathways for motivated team members who demonstrate strong workmanship, reliable attendance, positive team contribution, and the personal drive to grow beyond the apprentice level into more senior roles within the expanding Flood Roofing operation
- Quarterly team activity days providing paid time off the tools for the whole crew to enjoy fun activities together, building the kind of genuine crew relationships that make a physically demanding trade feel like a team worth belonging to
- Weekly toolbox talks keeping every team member informed, safety-aware, and professionally engaged with the operational and safety standards that Flood Roofing maintains across all of their project sites throughout the region
- Monthly paid team breakfasts providing a regular and genuinely appreciated team gathering that reflects Flood Roofing’s investment in the culture, morale, and personal connection of their crew beyond the daily demands of the job
- Work across some of the most spectacular and sought-after job site locations in New Zealand, travelling through the Bay of Islands and Northland region every working week in a role that combines the physical satisfaction of trade work with the genuine lifestyle privilege of operating in one of the country’s most beautiful natural environments
How to Apply
Flood Roofing has one spot available for their Kerikeri-based Roofing Labourer and Apprentice position and applications close on March 31, 2025. This is a single opening with a firm closing date and there is no benefit to waiting, the right candidate should apply today.
To apply, send your current CV, a recent photo, and a short personal statement telling the Flood Roofing team who you are and why you are the right person for this one available spot to office@floodroofing.co.nz. Your personal statement does not need to be long but it does need to be genuine, the Flood Roofing team wants to hear your voice, understand your character, and get a real sense of whether you are the kind of person their crew is built around before they invite you in for a conversation.
You can check out Flood Roofing’s work and get a feel for their crew culture at floodroofing.co.nz or on their Facebook page at facebook.com-floodroofing before you apply. One spot, one closing date, one crew that does things properly and has a genuinely great time doing it. If you are fit, reliable, positive, hold NZ residency and a full NZ driver’s licence, and are ready to back yourself in a trade that will challenge and reward you in equal measure across the Bay of Islands, send your application to office@floodroofing.co.nz today and make your case for the spot that is waiting for the right person.
