Provides specialised military services to the New Zealand Defence Forces.

Guards airfields and other defence force bases; serves as an infantry soldier; erects bridges, builds field defences, constructs temporary roads, clears minefields, repairs airfields and demolishes targets using explosives; crews armoured fighting vehicles; operates artillery, ground and surface-based defence systems, shipboard weapons and other advanced specialist military weapons and equipment; provides firepower and ground-based air defence; establishes and maintains command, control and communication equipment and facilities; conducts surveillance, reconnaissance and boarding operations; maintains personal arms and ammunition.

• Employees work outdoors and indoors. Base work spaces, vehicles or ships are generally adequately heated and ventilated, but staff will work outside in all weather conditions and at all hours when training and on active duty.
• Employees are required to deal with extremely dangerous and difficult situations arising out of warfare, peace-keeping and other civil emergency situations as a constant part of the work.
• Work situations may be stressful, distressing and personally hazardous and involve being away from family and home for prolonged tours of duty.
• Wearing or carrying items of personal protective equipment is a constantly necessary.

• Medium to very heavy physical demand.
• Employees occasionally sit in vehicles and frequently walk, stand, run and undertakes a variety of other strenuous physical activities
• Employees frequently stretch and reach when in combat or civil emergency situations.
• Twisting of the body or neck and squatting or crouching are frequently necessary.
• Contact with skin irritants or water is occasionally likely, as is being exposed to a wide range of life-threatening explosive materials and hazardous chemicals or fumes.
• Heavy lifting, pulling or carrying is common on an occasional basis where people or items of equipment may need to be physically carried over long distances.
• Repetitive movements are likely when marching and during physical drills.
• Driving of trucks and other military vehicles is likely to be occasionally required. At times, and for some roles, driving is constantly required.
• Use of a range of fighting and general tools and equipment, will be frequent.
• Bending is frequently required whilst carrying out armed forces activities.
• Mental skills necessary include a high level of communication, decision-making, problem-solving and military skills.

A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For entry-level positions on-the-job training is sufficient.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.