Lubrication Technician: Reliability & PM (Hybrid)

McCain Foods; Timaru; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

McCain Foods is seeking a Lubrication Technician to join the Manufacturing team in Timaru. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will develop and execute a lubrication program, inspect assets for deterioration, and support reliability initiatives to maximize equipment uptime.

You will work with maintenance, production, and engineering teams to ensure GMP and HACCP standards are met while maintaining CMMS records and inventories. Hybrid work considerations may apply for some roles.

Qualifications

• Mechanical aptitude with rotating equipment knowledge.
• Experience in industrial maintenance, lubrication, reliability, or condition monitoring is preferred.
• Ability to interpret equipment condition data and support proactive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Complete lubrication routes with correct lubricant selection and recording.
• Apply precision lubrication practices to improve asset performance.
• Maintain lubricant inventories and equipment to support readiness.
• Conduct routine inspections of rotating equipment and plant assets.
• Capture and communicate equipment condition data for planning.
• Raise work requests for defects and support RCA, FMEA, shutdowns.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Lubrication

Preventive maintenance

Condition monitoring

Data analysis

Clear communication

Tools

CMMS

Job description

McCain Foods is seeking a Lubrication Technician to join the Manufacturing team in Timaru. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will develop and execute a lubrication program, inspect assets for deterioration, and support reliability initiatives to maximize equipment uptime.

You will work with maintenance, production, and engineering teams to ensure GMP and HACCP standards are met while maintaining CMMS records and inventories. Hybrid work considerations may apply for some roles.