Manufacturing Talent Pool - Expressions of Interest Welcome

Weta Workshop

Wellington
Contract
Full-time

28 days ago
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Company DescriptionWētā Workshop houses a complete one-stop physical effects workshop under one roof, located in Miramar - Wellington.It's all made possible through intense collaboration by multi-skilled artists and craftsmen between and across our departments. The creativity, passion and tenacity of the Wētā Workshop crew is second to none.Job DescriptionOur talent pool is where we keep profiles of people that would like to be considered for work with Wētā Workshop - or people who have previously worked for us and would like to be considered for future opportunities.We're looking for people with skills in:

Casting (urethanes) & molding (silicone),
Prosthetics
Plaster
Painting
Fibreglassing
Textiles
Costuming
Sculpting
Props
Model making
Practical engineering
Metal Fabrication
Woodworking
Carving
Jewelry making
Animatronics & Robot technicians
3D Design

(Our 3D design team work with software programmes like Rhino, Illustrator, ZBrush to create designs for manufacture.)What type of person are we looking for?These are hands-on, ‘roll up your sleeves’ type jobs for people who can muck in and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines.We’re also keen to meet Jacks and Jills of all trades: people who can pick up hand tools or power tools, handle themselves around chemicals, take direction well and are comfortable getting stuck into whatever labour-intensive job we throw at them!Wētā Workshop is a health and safety-focused workplace, so we’re looking for people who have a high level of health and safety awareness and the desire to contribute to a safe and friendly environment.Next stepsIf you're keen to join our Talent Pool please click "I'm Interested" to submit your expression of interest!Please ensure that you attach examples of your work, or a link to an online portfolio/website. We will confirm that we have received your application, and we encourage you to keep your portfolio updated so we can see examples of your latest work.All expressions of interest will be reviewed - we'll be in touch when we have a role that matches your skills and experience.You may not hear from us for a while, as our projects vary and the types of skills we need depend on the work we have on.We'll also be back in touch if we don't feel like the work we do is a great match for your skills/experience.We look forward to hearing from you.Additional InformationThis is an expression of interest only, not an application for a current vacancy. You can find our current vacancies here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/WetaWorkshopWe also advertise our active vacancies on Seek, Linked In and/or Trade Me.Please note that due to immigration requirements we are only able to hire from overseas if we are unable to find the skills we are looking for within New Zealand.

Weta Workshop