Industrial Maintenance Electrician

Technical Recruitment Solutions Ltd.; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-call allowance

Overtime pay

Health insurance

5% employer superannuation

Life insurance & income protection

On-site nurse & physio

Annual leave +1 week after 3 years

Social club & community initiatives

Job summary

Technical Recruitment Solutions Ltd. in New Plymouth is seeking an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join a small, close-knit team. You'll focus on preventative maintenance, fault-finding, and upgrades across production machinery, with exposure to PLCs and industrial control systems.

Working hours are 7am–3pm, Monday to Friday, with an on-call roster and opportunities for overtime. The role offers a tailored salary, health benefits, and long-term stability within a global manufacturing

Qualifications

• Electrical Trade Certificate and current practising licence.
• Experience as an Industrial Electrician in manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding and repair skills.
• Experience with preventative maintenance and industrial systems.
• Good computer skills with maintenance software.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative maintenance on production machinery and plant equipment.
• Diagnose electrical faults and respond to breakdowns.
• Troubleshoot PLCs and control equipment.
• Support upgrades, new installations and decommissioning projects.
• Maintain maintenance records and time entries (SAP).
• Sourcing and ordering electrical parts and equipment.
• Ensure safety systems and guarding meet standards.
• Collaborate with mechanical fitters to improve reliability.
• Participate in on-call roster and attend call-outs.

Skills

Fault finding

Industrial electricals

Preventative maintenance

PLC fault-finding

Electrical safety

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Electrical Trade Certificate

NZ practising licence

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Omron PLCs

Variable speed drives

SAP/CMMS

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

If you’re an experienced Industrial Electrician who enjoys fault-finding, keeping machinery running and getting stuck into a bit of everything, this could be worth a look.

We’re looking for a Maintenance Electrician to join an established manufacturing operation in New Plymouth. You’ll be working with a small, close-knit maintenance team responsible for keeping a range of specialised production machinery running safely and efficiently.

This isn’t a role where you’ll spend every day chasing breakdowns. With a strong focus on preventative maintenance, you’ll have the opportunity to get involved in equipment upgrades, new installations, plant improvements and electrical fault-finding across a varied manufacturing environment.

You’ll also have the support of an experienced team, with opportunities to develop your knowledge of PLCs, variable speed drives and other industrial control systems.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary:Whether you have 3 or 30 years of experience, a salary will be tailored to match your skill level.
• Additional earning potential: On-call allowances of approximately $600 per rostered week, plus overtime and call-out payments.
• Comprehensive health benefits: Medical insurance covering hospital, specialist and day-to-day healthcare.
• Superannuation: Employer contributions of up to 5%.
• Insurance cover: Life insurance, critical illness and income protection.
• On-site support: Access to a nurse and physiotherapist, plus annual skin checks and flu vaccinations.
• Work-life balance: Monday to Friday, 7am–3pm as your normal working hours, with a rostered on-call commitment.
• Extra annual leave: An additional week of annual leave after three years of service.
• Long-term stability: Join an established global manufacturing business with a strong record of employee retention.
• A good team environment: An approachable maintenance team, social club activities and company-supported community initiatives.

Your actual earnings will depend on your experience, rostered on-call weeks and overtime worked.

THE ROLE

Working alongside the Electrical Team Leader and wider maintenance team, your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out preventative maintenance inspections and servicing on production machinery and plant equipment.
• Diagnosing electrical faults and responding to machinery breakdowns.
• Troubleshooting PLCs, electronic systems, variable speed drives and associated control equipment.
• Using software and diagnostic tools to identify and resolve faults.
• Supporting equipment upgrades, plant modifications, new installations and decommissioning projects.
• Assisting with instrumentation checks, calibration and verification activities.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records, work orders, parts usage and time entries through SAP.
• Coordinating the sourcing and ordering of electrical parts and equipment.
• Ensuring machinery, guarding and electrical safety systems meet required standards.
• Working alongside mechanical fitters and production teams to improve equipment reliability and minimise downtime.
• Participating in the electrical on-call roster and attending call-outs when required.

The focus is on proactive and preventative maintenance, with reactive breakdown work making up a smaller proportion of the workload. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to improvement projects rather than simply maintaining the status quo.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

You’ll ideally bring:

• An Electrical Trade Certificate and a current full practising licence.
• Experience working as an Industrial Electrician in a manufacturing or similar industrial environment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills and the confidence to diagnose and repair equipment independently.
• Experience with preventative maintenance, machinery breakdowns and industrial electrical systems.
• Good computer skills and the ability to work with maintenance management systems and technical software.
• A sound understanding of electrical safety, machine guarding and safe working practices.
• The ability to communicate effectively with maintenance colleagues, production operators and other stakeholders.

Experience with the following would be advantageous, but isn’t essential:

• Siemens or Omron PLCs.
• Variable speed drives (VSDs).
• Industrial instrumentation, calibration and verification.
• Industrial networking and control systems.
• SAP or other computerised maintenance management systems.

You don’t need to be a PLC programming specialist. A solid industrial electrical foundation, good fault-finding ability and a willingness to learn are more important. Training and support are available to help you get up to speed with the site’s equipment and systems.

THE ENVIRONMENT

You’ll be joining a small maintenance team where people work closely together, share knowledge and help each other out. The culture is practical and down to earth, with a good sense of humour and an emphasis on getting the job done safely.

The site operates specialised, high-speed manufacturing equipment, so no two days are necessarily the same. You’ll need to be comfortable taking ownership of problems, working through faults logically and communicating with operators to get to the root cause.

The business also places real value on its people, with employees staying for decades, a range of health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities to get involved in social and community activities.