Engineering Your Future
Engineering in its many forms offers variety, the chance to progress your career and may provide an opportunity to own your own business.
More than 25,000 people are in employed in manufacturing in Waikato; a big contributor to new Zealand exports. This vital industry largely services on-farm engineering requirements, transportation, food processing and packaging. Many businesses create exports in their own right, producing and exporting engineering plant and equipment world-wide.
WECA (Waikato Engineering Careers Association) member companies cover a wide range of engineering practices and employ more than 2000 engineering staff between them.
WECA members:
➢ Are innovative and future-focused
➢ Attract and develop current and next generation engineers
➢ Focus on quality people, processes and products
Check out Engineering Career Pathways here.
Meet the board: Chair Dave Stuart (Stafford Engineering), Shelley Wilson (Wintec), Mike Welten (NDA), Steve McNae (Stainless Design), Keith Fraser (Alto Packaging), Bart Engelsman (Active Plastics) and Craig Malins (Wintec).
