Maintenance Engineer - Christchurch
This is Us!
At Goodman Fielder our purpose is simple. It's about making everyday food better for everyone.
We are a leading global food company, and the custodian of a host of iconic Kiwi brands like Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Molenberg, Natures Fresh and Freya's that generations of New Zealand have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.
We might be biased but we believe our team here at Goodman Fielder is an amazing place to work, and a great team to be part of! We're driven by our values - We Grow Together, We Keep Things Simple, We Get Stuff Done
Our Opportunity
We are currently looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our dedicated team at our Meadow Fresh dairy manufacturing site in Christchurch. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will provide high quality maintenance and repairs to equipment throughout the plant, with a strong emphasis on improving the operational effectiveness of the site.
Shift pattern: 4x On (2 Days, 6am Start / 2x Nights, 6pm Start), 4x Off Rotating ShiftPay Rate: $47.20ph. (Night shift allowance overtime available)
Key accountabilities of the role include:
- Undertake scheduled planned maintenance tasks including planned activities
- Attend and resolve unplanned maintenance tasks including breakdowns
- Ensure machinery and plant is maintained to ensure optimum performance
- Perform general mechanical, motor and conveyor repairs
- Maintain all site engineering documentation and plant logs, ensuring accuracy and up to date information is available at all times.
- Drive factory quality and SHE standards to ensure and demonstrate continued and sustainable improvement in safety for the site
- Assist in preparing site when required for external and regulatory audits
- Assist the Engineering Manager to manage all mechanical and electrical control hazards on the hazard register to ensure they are closed out within agreed timeframes
- Ensure all breakdowns are communicated to the Engineering Manager
- Ensure all PM work is completed and compliant in the CMMS
- Provide timely and complete reports to the Engineering Manager as required
The successful applicant will have:
- Tertiary Qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Machine/Welding
- GMP and food safety understanding
- Strong root cause analysis for timely breakdown resolutions
- HSE knowledge, including machinery guarding
- Experience in UHT production, Food and FMCG manufacturing (desirable)
- Experienced fitter (Conveyor belts, motors, sprockets, bearing, gears and pneumatics)
What we offer
You will be joining a driven team of professionals who genuinely enjoy working together resulting in a highly collaborative and flexible work environment. In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development.
At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long-term careers filled with opportunities for personal growth.
What are you waiting for? Apply now
At Goodman Fielder, we strongly believe in diversity and inclusion in everything we do. If you require any support throughout your application process then we encourage you to share it with us. We encourage applications from people of all abilities, cultures and gender identities.If you have any questions or would like discuss anything regarding our recruitment process, you are welcome to email us via careers@goodmanfielder.com.au