Head of Asset Reliability & Engineering

Vitaco Group

Whangarei

On-site

NZD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
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Naturopathic advice
Birthday day off

Job summary

Vitaco in New Zealand seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee maintenance and asset management across multiple manufacturing sites. You will drive safety, reliability and operational excellence while developing a structured lifecycle framework and an Asset Management Roadmap that supports growth.

You will lead about 16 engineers, coach teams, and collaborate with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Capital Projects to optimise performance.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
  • Extensive FMCG or complex manufacturing leadership experience.
  • Proven multi-site leadership across manufacturing sites.
  • Strong expertise in Reliability Centered Maintenance and asset lifecycle management.
  • Experience driving continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Strong budgeting and capital planning.
  • Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Safety, quality and operational excellence passion.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Engineering and Maintenance function across multiple sites.
  • Develop and maintain Vitaco’s Asset Management System, governance and lifecycle processes.
  • Drive reliability improvement via FMEA, root cause analysis and defect elimination.
  • Develop and embed a best-in-class Reliability Centered Maintenance framework.
  • Build a high-performing engineering culture through coaching and leadership.
  • Lead continuous improvement and digital manufacturing initiatives.
  • Lead digital engineering and manufacturing initiatives including CMMS governance and MES integration.
  • Manage engineering budgets, maintenance planning and long-term asset replacement strategies.
  • Lead spare parts optimisation, inventory governance and risk mitigation.
  • Partner with Operations, Capital Projects, Quality, Supply Chain and Safety to deliver outcomes.
  • Ensure world-class Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards across all activities.
  • Establish engineering standards and contractor governance across sites.

Skills

Engineering leadership
Asset management
RCM framework
Digital transformation
Budgeting
Capital planning
Stakeholder management
Safety culture
Cross-site leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMMS
MES

Job description

Vitaco in New Zealand seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee maintenance and asset management across multiple manufacturing sites. You will drive safety, reliability and operational excellence while developing a structured lifecycle framework and an Asset Management Roadmap that supports growth.

You will lead about 16 engineers, coach teams, and collaborate with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Capital Projects to optimise performance.

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