Electrician

Pan Pac Forest Products Limited; Whirinaki; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Secure employment

Learning and development environment

Life insurance

Job summary

Pan Pac Forest Products Limited in Whirinaki, near Napier, is seeking an Electrician for our Pulp business unit to keep our industrial site running safely and reliably. You’ll work on pulpmill operations, the chipmill, bark boiler, and wastewater facilities, across 11kV to 24V DC systems.

This day-shift role (Mon-Fri 8:00am–4:30pm) includes an on-call roster about one week in five. You’ll join a team focused on preventative maintenance, fault-finding, and supporting upgrades while ensuring

Qualifications

• NZ-registered electrician with at least 2 years’ experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of VSDs, PLCs, and DCS systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across pulpmill assets.
• Support breakdown response with shift electricians to minimise downtime.
• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical, control, and protection systems.
• Maintaining fault-finding across DCS, PLC, and VSD systems.
• Supporting reliability and safe operation of high- and low-voltage equipment.
• Contributing to capital, upgrade, and maintenance projects as required.
• Ensuring related documentation, testing, and compliance requirements are met.

Skills

NZ-registered electrician

Electrical aptitude

Fault-finding

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Manufacturing environment experience

Education

NZ-registered electrician

Tools

DCS systems

PLCs

VSDs

Job description

About the role

Join us as an Electrician in our Pulp business unit and help keep our industrial site running safely, efficiently, and reliably. You’ll support electrical functions across a variety of plant, including Pulpmill operations, the Chipmill, Bark Boiler, and our primary and secondary wastewater treatment facilities.

You’ll work across a wide range of electrical systems supported by our DCS and PLC network, along with a large fleet of networked VSDs and multiple communication protocols. As one of New Zealand’s largest on‑site energy operations, we manage our own 11kV supply and distribution network—so you’ll work on everything from 11kV down to 24V DC.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across all pulpmill and utilities electrical assets.
• Supporting breakdown response alongside shift electricians to minimise downtime.
• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical, control, and protection systems.
• Maintaining and fault‑finding across DCS, PLC, and VSD systems.
• Supporting the reliability and safe operation of high‑ and low‑voltage equipment.
• Contributing to capital, upgrade, and maintenance projects as required.
• Ensuring related documentation, testing, and compliance requirements are met.

This is a day‑shift role, Monday to Friday (8:00am – 4:30pm), with participation in our call‑out roster approximately one week in every five. The position is based at our Whirinaki site, just 15 minutes north of Napier.

We offer

• Secure employment
• A supportive learning and development environment
• Reward and recognition
• Wellbeing programme
• Free life insurance for you and discounted life insurance for your partner
• Subsidised medical insurance for you and your family
• Discounted petrol
• Free flu injections
• Retail discounts
• Annual firewood allocation
• Relocation costs (if applicable)
• Family friendly events

About us

We add value to our natural resources. Our business is renewables, and we have been a part of New Zealand’s bio-based economy for 50 years. We grow, process, and deliver quality radiata products to national and international markets. Sustainability and safety are the foundations of our business. We have a team of over 400 full‑time staff and 400 contractors. We care for our people, the environment and our community.

About you

You’re a skilled, team‑oriented electrician who enjoys working with others to solve problems and deliver high‑quality results. You’re self‑motivated, energetic, and take pride in getting the job done safely and efficiently.

You’ll also bring:

• At least 2 years’ experience as a NZ‑registered electrician
• Strong electrical aptitude with proven hands‑on experience
• Logical thinking and confident fault‑finding skills
• Experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Knowledge of VSDs, PLCs, and DCS systems (preferred)
• Great communication skills and a collaborative approach
• A willingness to learn