Operations Lead

Lead the team. Drive performance. Grow our coatings business.

Intergroup is a leading New Zealand Infrastructure and Industrial business, delivering specialist services across a range of industries. We’re looking for an experienced Operations Leader to lead our coatings operation, bringing strong oil and gas experience and a passion for building high-performing teams.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who understands the demands of offshore blasting and painting, rope access and industrial coatings, and is ready to take ownership of our offshore operations, onshore blast booth and regional projects while growing our presence across Taranaki.

About the role

You’ll take ownership of our coatings operations across both offshore and onshore environments. This includes leading offshore blasting and painting activities, managing our onshore blast booth, and overseeing regional blasting and painting projects.

You’ll ensure our people, equipment and resources are in the right place to deliver safe, high-quality work for our clients. From coordinating logistics and leading crews to developing client relationships and identifying new opportunities, you’ll play a key role in strengthening and growing our coatings function across Taranaki.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Leading our people: Manage and support offshore and onshore teams, building a strong safety culture, accountability and high performance.

• Managing offshore operations: Oversee offshore coatings activities, including blasting, painting and rope access operations.

• Taking ownership of onshore operations: Manage our onshore blast booth and regional blasting and painting projects, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standard.

• Coordinating logistics: Plan and manage personnel, equipment, materials, mobilisation and project requirements to keep operations running smoothly.

• Driving safety and quality: Ensure all work meets health and safety requirements, industry standards, client expectations and quality specifications.

• Building client relationships: Work closely with clients, project teams and key stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes and maintain strong working relationships.

• Growing the business: Identify opportunities to expand our offshore and onshore coatings services, strengthen our market presence and develop new client relationships across Taranaki.

• Delivering commercial results: Monitor project performance, resources, costs and productivity to ensure work is delivered efficiently and profitably.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in operations, ideally in an offshore oil and gas industry.

• Strong knowledge of industrial coatings, including abrasive blasting and painting.

• Experience with rope access operations and an understanding of offshore work requirements.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to motivate teams and hold people accountable.

• Strong planning, coordination and logistical management skills across multiple projects or work sites.

• A commercial mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities and contribute to business growth.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills

• A strong commitment to health, safety, quality and operational excellence.

Why join Intergroup?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a diverse coatings operation spanning offshore work, an onshore blast booth and regional projects. You’ll lead a skilled team, build strong client partnerships and play a key role in growing our specialist coatings services across Taranaki.

Ready to take ownership and grow our coatings business?

We’d love to hear from you.