Able Seafarer Engine (ASE)
Bluebridge StraitNZ – Cook Strait Ferries

Like engines more than office chairs?
Enjoy fixing things that actually matter?

We’re looking for an Able Seafarer Engine (ASE) to join the engineering team keeping our ferries running between Wellington and Picton.

If you take pride in good workmanship, enjoy practical problem solving, and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work alongside our engineers to keep the vessel’s machinery running safely and reliably.

Expect to:

• Assist with maintenance and repairs on engines and auxiliary machinery
• Carry out engine room rounds and readings
• Support the watchkeeping engineer during operations
• Operate pumps, valves, compressors and purifiers
• Help prepare machinery during port layovers
• Keep the engine room clean, organized and safe


Real work. Real machinery. No t...