Engineering and Asset Optimisation - Manager

Vitaco Health; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary review

Product discounts

Wellness initiatives

Onsite café

Naturopathic advice

Birthday day off

Job summary

Vitaco is seeking an Engineering and Asset Optimisation Manager in Auckland to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team across multiple sites. You will drive asset care, reliability, and digital manufacturing initiatives to maximise performance and growth.

The role reports to the General Manager Operations and focuses on embedding lifecycle-based asset management, governance, and cost optimization. Ideal candidates will have extensive FMCG engineering leadership experience, a strong background

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering and Maintenance across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Develop and maintain Asset Management System with governance and lifecycle processes.
• Drive reliability improvements using RCM, FMEA, RCA and defect elimination.
• Lead digital manufacturing initiatives including CMMS governance, MES integration and data analytics.
• Manage engineering budgets, maintenance planning and long-term asset replacement strategies.
• Lead spare parts optimization and inventory governance to minimize operational risk.

Job description

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Engineering and Asset Optimisation - Manager

This is an excitingtime to join Vitaco as we continue to grow and invest in our manufacturingcapability. As a key member of the Operations Leadership Team, you'll leadengineering, reliability and asset optimisation across our Aucklandmanufacturing operations, build high-performing teams and play a critical rolein supporting our continued growth.

About Vitaco

At Vitaco, ourvision is Empowering Healthier Lives.

We are one ofAustralasia's leading health and wellness companies, employing more than 650people across New Zealand and Australia. Our portfolio includes trustedbrands such as Musashi, Nutra-Life, Healtheries, Athena and Balance,with products manufactured and distributed to customers across Australasia andmore than 30 countries worldwide.

We're incrediblyproud to have been recognised as an HRD 5-Star Employer of Choice for twoconsecutive years (2025 & 2026), reflecting our commitment to creatinga workplace where our people can thrive.

About the Role

Reporting to theGeneral Manager Operations, you'll lead a multidisciplinary engineeringfunction responsible for ensuring our manufacturing assets operate safely,reliably and efficiently across multiple sites.

You'll beresponsible for embedding best-practice asset care, leadingreliability-centered maintenance initiatives, improving equipment performanceand partnering closely with Operations, Capital Projects and Supply Chain tomaximise manufacturing performance and support future growth.

You will also leadthe development and execution of Vitaco's Asset Management Strategy and 5-YearAsset Management Roadmap, ensuring assets are managed through a structuredlifecycle framework that optimises safety, compliance, reliability, risk andtotal cost of ownership.

Leading a team of approximately 16 engineering professionals, includingsix direct reports, you'll foster a culture of safety, accountability,collaboration and continuous improvement while working closely with the widerOperations Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadthe Engineering and Maintenance function across multiple manufacturingsites.
• Developand maintain Vitaco's Asset Management System, ensuring governance,standards and lifecycle processes support sustainable manufacturingperformance.
• Drivereliability improvement through the application of asset criticality,FMEA, root cause analysis and defect elimination methodologies.
• Developand embed a best-in-class Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)framework.
• Builda positive, high-performing engineering culture through coaching andleadership.
• Leadcontinuous improvement and digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Leaddigital engineering and manufacturing initiatives including CMMSgovernance, engineering master data quality, MES integration, dataanalytics and predictive maintenance capabilities.
• Manageengineering budgets, maintenance planning and long-term asset replacementstrategies.
• Leadspare parts optimisation, inventory governance and critical asset supportstrategies to minimise operational risk and optimise working capital.
• Partnerwith Operations, Capital Projects, Quality, Supply Chain and Safety teamsto deliver outstanding business outcomes.
• Ensureworld-class Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards aremaintained across all engineering activities.
• Establishengineering standards, contractor governance and lifecycle projecthandover requirements across all manufacturing sites.

About You

You're anexperienced engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems, developingpeople and creating sustainable operational improvements.

To be successful inthis role you'll bring:

• ABachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or IndustrialEngineering.
• Extensiveengineering leadership experience within FMCG, food manufacturing oranother complex manufacturing environment.
• Provenexperience leading engineering teams across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Strongexpertise in Reliability Centered Maintenance, preventative maintenanceand asset management.
• Strongexpertise in asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering andrisk-based maintenance strategies.
• Experiencedriving continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strongcommercial and financial acumen, including budgeting and capital planning.
• Outstandingstakeholder management and communication skills.
• Aleadership style that builds trust, accountability and high-performingteams.
• Demonstratedsuccess developing technical capability, succession planning andengineering leadership pipelines.
• Agenuine passion for safety, quality and operational excellence.

Why Join Vitaco?

• Competitive salary with annual salary review
• Discounts on our amazing health and wellness products.
• Access to wellness initiatives and subsidized onsitecafé.
• Naturopathic advice from in-house experts.
• A fun, supportive team environment that championscollaboration and innovation.
• Celebrate your birthday with a day off!