Hitachi construction machinery expert Levi Webster is putting his problem solving skills to the test.
The Wellington-based technician is flying to Singapore later this month to represent CablePrice at the 2018 Hitachi Top Technician Asia Pacific regional final.
Webster works at the CablePrice Gracefield branch, part of the New Zealand distribution and technical support for Hitachi construction machinery.
He was announced as 2018 Hitachi Top Technician for New Zealand in May after the national final.
The runners-up were Lameck Jeche of Christchurch and Leigh Matthew of Auckland.
The three competitors had to undertake theory questions and diagnose induced faults on a Hitachi excavator while also making recommendations to keep the excavator performing at its peak efficiency, with minimal downtime.
Webster began working at CablePrice Auckland in 2013 and later transferred to Wellington.
He will take his knowledge and skills from five years working on Hitachi machinery to the Asia Pacific final where he’ll compete against representatives from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia during the two-day competition.
If Webster wins, he will go onto represent CablePrice at the world final in Tokyo. Levi is following in the footsteps other CablePrice technicians who have enjoyed success at previous competitions and are the reigning world champions.
CablePrice Wellington operations manager James Magill says the company is very excited to have Webster as New Zealand’s top Hitachi technician.
“It is an amazing opportunity for Levi and it is a great recognition to Levi’s natural ability, hard work and commitment to his trade,” Magill says.
The aim of the annual competition, which is now in its 11th year, is to foster the ‘Kenkijin spirit’, motivate encourage technicians in their career and enhance regional and international communication.
Taken from the Japanese name of HCM (Hitachi Construction Machinery), ‘Kenkijin’ roughly translates as ‘citizen of HCM’.
