Christchurch Design & Engineering Leader

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Christchurch

On-site

NZD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Wyma NZ, a world leader in post-harvest equipment, invites applications for a Design & Engineering Manager in Christchurch. You will join the senior leadership team based at our Christchurch centre and lead a multidisciplinary engineering group of 28 across NZ and the Czech Republic.

You will drive technical leadership, deliver projects on time and budget, shape engineering standards, and collaborate with Manufacturing, Product & Innovation, Sales, and Aftermarket to achieve broader business

Responsibilities

Building a high-performing engineering team through leadership, coaching, succession planning, and capability development.
Providing technical leadership and engineering judgement across complex mechanical, automation, and integrated system decisions.
Ensuring engineering projects are delivered to quality, budget, and schedule commitments.
Driving improvements in engineering standards, design reuse, documentation, governance, and resource planning.
Providing engineering input to support product release, lifecycle improvement and customer-specific requirements, while balancing technical and commercial outcomes.
Collaborating closely with Manufacturing, Product & Innovation, Sales, Project Delivery, and Aftermarket teams to achieve broader business objectives.
Developing future engineering leaders and ensuring critical technical knowledge is shared and retained across the business.