Chief Engineering & Asset Reliability Leader

Tribe Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary review

Discount on health and wellness产品

Discounted Southern Cross insurance

Wellness initiatives & onsite café

Naturopathic advice from in-house team

Birthday day off

Job summary

Vitaco is seeking an experienced engineering leader to oversee Engineering and Maintenance across Auckland manufacturing sites, driving asset optimisation and reliability. You will report to the General Manager Operations and build high-performing teams to safely and efficiently operate diverse assets.

You will set long-term engineering direction, embed a best-in-class RCM framework, and lead digital initiatives including CMMS governance and MES integration.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
• Extensive engineering leadership experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or another complex manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Strong expertise in Reliability Centred Maintenance, preventative maintenance and asset management.
• Strong expertise in asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering and risk-based maintenance strategies.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting and capital planning.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering and Maintenance function across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Develop and maintain Vitaco's Asset Management System, ensuring governance, standards and lifecycle processes support sustainable manufacturing performance.
• Drive reliability improvement through the application of asset criticality, FMEA, root cause analysis and defect elimination methodologies.
• Develop and embed a best-in-class Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) framework.
• Build a positive, high-performing engineering culture through coaching and leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement and digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Lead digital engineering and manufacturing initiatives including CMMS governance, engineering master data quality, MES integration, data analytics and predictive maintenance capabilities.
• Manage engineering budgets, maintenance planning and long-term asset replacement strategies.
• Lead spare parts optimisation, inventory governance and critical asset support strategies to minimise operational risk and optimise working capital.
• Partner with Operations, Capital Projects, Quality, Supply Chain and Safety teams to deliver outstanding business outcomes.
• Ensure world-class Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards are maintained across all engineering activities.
• Establish engineering standards, contractor governance and lifecycle project handover requirements across all manufacturing sites.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Reliability Centred Maintenance

Asset management

Budgeting & capital planning

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMMS

MES

Data analytics

Job description

Vitaco is seeking an experienced engineering leader to oversee Engineering and Maintenance across Auckland manufacturing sites, driving asset optimisation and reliability. You will report to the General Manager Operations and build high-performing teams to safely and efficiently operate diverse assets.

You will set long-term engineering direction, embed a best-in-class RCM framework, and lead digital initiatives including CMMS governance and MES integration.