ABOUT MIGHTY KIWI COMMERCIAL
Our Story
The Mighty Kiwi name is inspired by everyday New Zealanders who achieve great things.
Our business is modelled on fellow Kiwis who turn their dreams into reality and construct their passion into greatness.
Working alongside many Mighty Kiwi’s over the years, we have fine tuned our skills and technical knowledge in all areas to provide the absolute expertise in the automotive trade.
Whether it’s practising the black arts of side draft carburetor tuning or finding phantom electrical faults, we are all about improving design for better performance.
OUR APPROACH
Do it once, do it right. We take the time to explain work required on your vehicle, in terms that you will understand.
EXPERIENCE
With over 20 years experience providing top quality, affordable mechanical, electrical and hydraulics services to the Christchurch area, Mighty Kiwi Commercial have the expertise to provide you with the very best quality care for your vehicle.
QUALITY
Our goal is to consistently maintain a high level of service on each and every job, backed up with excellent customer support. Mighty Kiwi Commercial supply quality aftermarket parts from competitively priced industry leaders. We can also source genuine parts for specialised vehicle or industrial equipment.
Joel Aylward
Owner Director
Joel is qualified with the National Certificate in Motor Industry (Advanced Technical) (Level 5) Automotive Electrical and Mechanical. Along with his twenty year career in the automotive industry, owner Joel Aylward founded Mighty Kiwi Commercial in 2016.
His automotive experience covers everything from prestigious lifestyle vehicles to the heavy logistics at Lyttleton Port Company. Joel’s work has seen him become a respected automotive specialist across many New Zealand locations. He’s well versed in automotive engineering, mechanical, electrical and the latest automotive technologies.
What Joel enjoys most is the challenge of repairing what others fail to repair. He loves to see the satisfaction on someone’s face when their vehicle or machine can now perform at its optimum or when he’s solved a probing issue they have been putting up with. He also loves the thrill of getting a machine up and running to keep an operation going.
Joel started MKC because of a traumatic life event. The great loss he experienced hit home and helped him become fully aware of what was really important, that life was precious and he needed to pursue his personal dreams.
“So here I am pursuing my dream, building a quality workshop from scratch with precise up to date automotive equipment to provide a quality service for every client.”
When Joel finds a minute or two of spare time he spends time with family and friends. Joel and his wife enjoy walking their dog together and going on road trips with no known destination. He enjoys camping, fishing, hunting, and is partial to watching a bit of motorsport too.
Jacinda "Cindy" Aylward
Accounts aka The Boss
After 10 years on the coast, Cindy moved to Christchurch to work as a horticulturist.
Becoming The Mighty Kiwi Bookgirl in 2023.
Cindy is the not-so-secret glue that keeps everything together in the office. She loves being part of a busy team, and there is always a laugh to be had. She’s never quite sure what she’ll hear next!
An animal lover, Cindy is also a keen horticulturist who loves all things gardening and flowers. Outside of the office, she enjoys nature, and being outdoors while eating lots of good food.
Ben Tretheway
Automotive Technician and WOF inspector
Foodie and motorsport fan Ben has been a mechanic at Mighty Kiwi since 2021. He has been working in the industry since 2018, qualifying as a mechanic in 2023 and obtaining his WOF Inspectors License in 2024.
Ben enjoys working on the wide range of vehicles and equipment that come through the MIghty Kiwi workshop door.
When there is a difficult technical issue with a vehicle, Ben jumps right in and loves nothing more than diagnosing the problem and figuring out a way to fix it.
He loves learning more advanced skills and techniques and is always keen to tackle a new project.
When he not hanging out with mates after work he enjoys gaming and building computers while using his skills to modify cars.
I enjoy diagnosing/ repairing difficult & technical issues with vehicles.
I enjoy learning better/ more advanced skills & techniques to use when working on vehicles.
Josh "The Boy" Cuttance
Apprentice
After high school, car-mad Josh went straight to pre-trade and after three years working in frame truss manufacturing has been an apprentice at Mighty Kiwi since 2024.
Josh enjoys the wide variety of work and learns something new every day. Especially from the staff banter, you never know what will come next!
When he is not at work, Josh can be found tinkering, fixing, building and driving cars.
This could be you
Tradesperson Wanted
At Mighty Kiwi Commercial, we require a tradesperson to assist with our increasing workflow across all aspects - from light to heavy vehicles and all in between. We are open to any experience level but your good work ethic and attitude will be vital. If you are the successful candidate we are happy to tailor the role to the specialist skills you bring.
Your skills:
- Creative problem-solving
- Reliable and honest
- Dedicated to continued learning
It’s advantageous that you:
- Have EWP and working at heights experience
- Class 2,4,5 driver’s license
We offer:
- Flexible hours
- Training possibilities
- Exposure to a variety of work
- Great clients
It’s required that you:
- Have a full drivers licence
- Are comfortable working at heights
- Are qualified in OSH Forklift
- Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen
- Provide an excellent reference from a recent employer, client, mentor or teacher
If you are interested please e-mail joel@mightykiwi.com & we will be in contact ASAP.
