Environmental & Wastewater Technician - Multiple Locations

Kumaravine - Celebrating Māori & Pasifika success; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rates

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

ANZCO Foods is seeking an experienced Refrigeration Technician to join our site engineering team at the Ashburton location. You will maintain, repair, and improve refrigeration and HVAC systems to ensure safe, reliable operation across the site.

This permanent full-time role operates on a 44-hour roster with an hourly rate of NZ$40–NZD45, dependent on experience. You will work with a skilled team and have opportunities for ongoing training and development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Refrigeration Technician or in a similar role.
• Experience with industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Ammonia and/or Freon refrigeration qualifications are preferred.
• Brazing and soldering experience.
• Knowledge of relevant New Zealand building and safety standards.
• Proactive maintenance mindset and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on refrigeration systems.
• Commission new refrigeration equipment and update systems.
• Diagnose and repair refrigeration and mechanical faults.
• Maintain ammonia and HVAC refrigeration systems to ensure safe, reliable operation.
• Test and inspect newly installed equipment and components.
• Order parts and manage stock levels to minimise downtime.
• Provide recommendations on repairs, upgrades, and alternative cooling solutions.

Skills

Refrigeration experience

HVAC systems

Ammonia/Freon qualifications

Brazing and soldering

NZ safety standards knowledge

Job description

Environmental & Wastewater Technician - Multiple Locations

Join the Site Engineering team at ANZCO Foods and help keep one of New Zealand's leading food processing operations running at its best.

We're looking for an experienced Refrigeration Technician who enjoys solving problems, maintaining critical plant, and working as part of a skilled engineering team. If you have experience with industrial refrigeration, HVAC systems, or ammonia plant, we'd love to hear from you.

Based at our Ashburton site on Seafield Road and reporting to the Site Services Supervisor, you'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving our refrigeration systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation across the site.

This is a permanent full-time position working a 44-hour roster, with an hourly rate of $40–$45, depending on experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Complete planned and reactive maintenance work orders.
• Commission new refrigeration equipment and systems.
• Diagnose and repair refrigeration and mechanical faults.
• Maintain ammonia and HVAC refrigeration systems.
• Test and inspect newly installed equipment.
• Work with the Site Services Supervisor to identify equipment requirements.
• Order parts, materials, and consumables as required.
• Monitor and maintain spare parts stock levels.
• Replace seals, motors, and other worn components.
• Provide recommendations on repairs, upgrades, and alternative cooling solutions.
• Minimise plant downtime through effective fault finding and preventative maintenance.

About You:

You’ll be a practical, safety-focused technician with strong mechanical aptitude and excellent troubleshooting skills.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• At least 3 years' experience as a Refrigeration Technician or in a similar role.
• Experience working with industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Ammonia and/or Freon refrigeration qualifications (preferred but not essential).
• Brazing and soldering experience.
• Knowledge of relevant New Zealand building and safety standards.
• A proactive approach to maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well within a team.

When you join us, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive hourly rates.
• A supportive and experienced engineering team.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• The chance to work with modern industrial refrigeration systems in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

We deliver taste, nutrition, and wellbeing to the world with products made from New Zealand finest beef and lamb. Our values of atawhaitanga, noho haepapa, kaitiakitanga, auahatanga, and whakawhirinakitanga guide us to work together, follow through on our commitments, make improvements, and do our best to make sustainable decisions for the future.

We are committed to supporting and developing our people and we offer a competitive remuneration package.