Engineering Manager - Southland Site

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Competitive annual salary & benefits: $145k p/a

  • Relocation assistance available
  • Senior role with more room to grow across international the group

SOUTHLAND BASED ROLE - SITE ENGINEERING MANAGER

Platinum Recruitment are excited to be partnering with one of NZs largest exporters in the country. The Engineering Manager is a critical function in this busy food processing site.

Southland - Come for your career & stay for the beaches, free university courses, national parks, affordable lifestyle blocks & first homes.

THE ROLE:

As Engineering Manager, reporting to the Plant Manager, your core functions are as follows:

  • Minimising downtime with planning & maintenance management
  • Ensuring all maintenance adheres to food safety & quality standards
  • Providing leadership in Health & Safety
  • Driving continuous improvement within the maintenance function
  • Management of maintenance budgets & related asset management
  • Project management: H&S & Sustainability upgrade projects

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE/ BE:

  • Min. 6 years in manufacturing maintenance - ideally food
  • Min. 3 years team leadership / people management experience
  • Mechanical / Electrical trade OR Engineering tertiary qualification
  • IT proficient; CMMS preventative maintenance software
  • Adept at driving Lean Manufacturing & CI methodologies
  • Professional communication skills up & down the chain
  • Sound reporting, planning, budgeting & job scheduling skills

APPLICANTS MUST HAVE IMMEDIATE NZ WORK RIGHTS - NZ RESIDENT/ CITIZEN / NZ WORK VISA

THE REWARDS:

  • Competitive annual salary: $145k p/a depending on experience
  • On-going opportunities to grow with this international employer
  • Subsidised medical & healthcare

CALL TO ACTION: To be considered , please APPLY NOW with your full CV & NZ work rights.

We will be going straight to interview for the right candidates as applications come in, so do not wait for a shut off date to get in the mix.

For any further information call Julie on 027 7528461 for a confidential conversation or email me on julie@platinumrecruitment.co.nz

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