Electrician

LeaderBrand Produce Limited; Gisborne; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Discounts

Wellbeing initiatives

Beach lifestyle

Job summary

LeaderBrand Produce Limited is seeking an electrician skilled in Operational Technology (OT) to support process engineering and ensure equipment reliability at our Gisborne processing site.

You’ll perform planned maintenance, fault-finding, and upgrades, working closely with engineering and production teams to maintain safety, efficiency, and high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

• Current EWRB registration and practising licence (as electrician or other Electrical class) or 3 years’ demonstrated experience in industrial setting in electrical, maintenance or similar with a willingness to progress an Electrical Licence or apprenticeship.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with installations, maintenance, and repairs.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Solar experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and proactive maintenance on electrical systems, machinery, and production equipment.
• Fault-find and repair electrical breakdowns quickly to keep production downtime to a minimum.
• Install new electrical equipment and carry out system upgrades across the site.
• Ensure all electrical work meets New Zealand electrical standards, site safety requirements, and quality systems.
• Maintain clear and accurate maintenance records, reports, and job documentation.
• Work closely within the team and across functional areas to troubleshoot issues and improve equipment performance.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well‑organised work area at all times, completing work to a high standard functionally and aesthetically.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across the Salad House.

Skills

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Installations

Maintenance

Repairs

Solar experience

Education

EWRB registration/licence or Electrical experience

Tools

PLC/Industrial automation

Job description

Forget what you know about “standard” maintenance. At LeaderBrand, we’re not just farming—we operate one of New Zealand’s most technologically advanced food processing environments. We’ve bridged the gap between agriculture and Industry 4.0, and now we need an electrician who speaks the language of Operational Technology (OT) to help us lead the way.

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About The Role

WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT

Join our Process Engineering Team as a skilled Electrician and help keep our operations running safely, efficiently, and at peak performance. You’ll maintain and repair electrical
systems, respond quickly to breakdowns, and support upgrades that improve reliability and productivity across our processing site.
This is a full-time position with a minimum of 45 hours of work per week. You will work closely with the wider engineering and production teams to ensure equipment availability and
operational excellence.

What you’ll be doing

• *Carry out planned and proactive maintenance on electrical systems, machinery, and production equipment.
• *Fault‑find and repair electrical breakdowns quickly to keep production downtime to a minimum.
• *Install new electrical equipment and carry out system upgrades across the site.
• *Ensure all electrical work meets NewZealand electrical standards, site safety requirements, and quality systems.
• *Maintain clear and accurate maintenance records, reports, and job documentation.
• *Work closely within the team and across functional areas to troubleshoot issues and improve equipment performance.
• *Maintain a safe, clean, and well‑organised work area at all times, completing work to a high standard functionally and aesthetically.
• *Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across the Salad House.

Why LeaderBrand?

• Innovation Meets Agriculture: Work with automation, robotics, and advanced systems in a modern food processing factory.
• Variety & Challenge: From production lines to complex electrical systems—no two days are the same.
• Career Growth: Upskill in PLCs, industrial automation, and advanced controls.
• Purpose & Lifestyle: Deliver fresh food for Kiwi families while enjoying competitive pay, training, discounts, wellbeing initiatives—and the chance to live a beach lifestyle.

About You

• Current EWRB registration and practising licence (as electrician or other Electrical class) or 3 years’ demonstrated experience in industrial setting in electrical, maintenance or similar with a willingness to progress an Electrical Licence or apprenticeship.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with installations, maintenance, and repairs.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Solar experience (desirable).

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test.