Maintenance Engineer - with Growth Opportunities

We are searching for a driven Maintenance Engineer to join our high calibre team at Silver Fern Farms in Te Aroha, Waikato.
Growing your career as a Full Time Maintenance Engineer is an incredible opportunity to develop relevant skills.
If you are strong in project management, persuasion and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Maintenance Engineer at Silver Fern Farms today!

Our Te Aroha site in the Waikato is one of Silver Fern Farms most modern and up to date processing facilities in NZ, employing up to 440 people at the peak of the season.

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Maintenance Fitter/Engineer to join our engineering team, responsible for the hands-on day to day mechanical repairs and maintenance within our strong, stable and progressive engineering team of 15.

Previous experience in FMCG or transferrable production engineering environments would be an advantage, but the key is the ability to work as part of a team, to identify faults and use analytical and problem-solving skills to provide top level service to the processing plant.  Working in a sole charge capacity sometimes, all the while being entrenched as part of a maintenance team, candidates will have good interpersonal skills and an attitude for getting stuck in to get the job done as well as thinking outside of the box – we appreciate and encourage new ideas and thought processes about how we can collaborate across our site to ensure the get to the root cause of issues and fix it right – first time.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Relevant Trades Qualification (Level 4 Mechanical Diagnostics | Fitter/Turner | Fitter/Welder and L4 Automotive Engineer | Time spent LV/ HD Mechanic)
• Good knowledge of sound engineering principals and repairs and maintenance procedures on a large industrial processing site – or a passion to learn in this environment.
• Ability to analyse problems and implement effective solutions in a timely manner and communicate this with those around you.
• Be self-motivated and capable of working both independently and within a tight knit team of engineering support
• Organised, with the ability to plan and prioritise workload in a challenging engineering environment and lead by example from the front.
• Desire to keep learning and upskill – be this in a leadership scope or dual trading in to electrical – refrigeration or even project design.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in projects and installation of new site equipment as well as a wide range of mechanical engineering applications across the site. If you are interested in using your mechanical skills on a large industrial food processing site, and like the idea of working for one of New Zealand's largest food exporters, we look forward to hearing from you.

Our site operates both day and evening shifts. Our team of Maintenance teams are required to work to a roster covering production hours which run between 6am and 3am Monday to Friday and often include overtime during the day on Saturdays so flexibility to business needs – or understanding of this is important – but in return we will provide you with good $, some great training /development and a stellar team of work mates who not only want to see you succeed – but will support you along the way.

With an exponential amount of growth going on within each of our sites and a focus on CAPEX and People there has never been a better time to join the Silver Fern Farms Team -  To apply online, click on Apply below to submit your application or reach out to our specialist Engineering & Trades Advisor Emily Peacock Show phone number ( call or text) for a confidential chat and lets see if we can offer you the career path you are looking for!

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Benefits of working as a Maintenance Engineer in Te Aroha, Waikato:

● Company offers great benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Competitive salary