Maintenance Services Technician - Collingwood St - Hawera
Our Co-operative I Te Matapuna toa takitini
Fonterra’s strength is in the collective. We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Our rich history is built on farming families working together to share the natural goodness of our dairy with the world.
Collaboration, innovation, and passion was the cornerstone of our creation and something we continue to value today through our commitment to care for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk. Our milk creates goodness through nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients that are loved here in New Zealand and around the world.
About the opportunity | He kupu mo matou
Established in 1985, our Eltham Collingwood Street site in the heart of Taranaki which produces over 65,000 tonne per year of cheese products for FMCG markets here in New Zealand and abroad. It is the largest consumer and foodservice cheese manufacturing plant in the Asia Pacific region.
Joining our Maintenance Team as an Electrical Technician you’ll be a key member of our multi-disciplined team where you’ll be part of a shift crew who are responsible for electrical breakdown services and planned maintenance.
Focusing on health and safety and electrical maintenance best practice, you’ll utilise your sound industrial electrical knowledge to provide frontline electrical support to our production teams and will use sound problem-solving skills to fault find and repair breakdowns with confidence on our automated and high speed manufacturing packing and utilities equipment.
Other areas of focus may include instrumentation services for the site and maintenance of PLC equipment, motors and control loops.
This is a rostered shift pattern of two days, two nights and four days off.
About you | Mo tenei turanga
The key to success in this role will be your passion for problem solving and fault finding. You’ll need to remain calm under pressure when responding to unplanned breakdowns and have excellent attention to detail.
With your forward-thinking drive and ability to achieve results you’ll have plenty of scope to drive continuous improvement on equipment with some of our industry's cutting edge automated technology.
Exceptional communication skills will see you work collaboratively with teams across the site.
Other skills include:
- Exposure to a fast paced automated manufacturing environment
- Experience in industrial electrical maintenance functions such as equipment repair, failure analysis to root cause and preventative maintenance.
- A New Zealand Electrical Registration with a current practicing license.
- Computer literacy and experience with a CMMS system
- Experience from within the food or dairy industry would be beneficial.
- Experience with PLC automations systems and/or instrumentation also advantageous
There is plenty of scope for career progression so if you are looking to further your career with Fonterra, we look forward to hearing from you.
Our story | Moe koe
Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit gives us all a common strength and purpose. Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people who are at the heart of what we do, we want our farmers, employees, customers and communities to thrive. Kaitiakitanga, ensures we take care of the land.We are committed to farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
Whakaohooho constantly inspires ourselves and each other with great career development opportunities and benefits. We enable flexibility and balance to suit everyone’s lifestyles and choices.
Nga Uara | Our Values
At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone – no matter your background, identify or experience.
These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other.
Nga Mahi | A Career of Opportunities
At Te Matapuna Fonterra, be inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level.
As part of our Co-operative, be an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.
Tatou Tatou | Join UsDoes this sound good to you? Come join our whanau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.
Applications for this role close Sunday 24th August 2025
You, me, us together, Tatou, tatou.