Maintenance Electrician

Silver Fern Farms Ltd; Takapau; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be part of a supportive team

Industry leaders

Career progression

Discounted meat sales

Job summary

Silver Fern Farms Takapau is seeking a motivated Maintenance Electrician to join the engineering team and deliver hands-on electrical reliability improvements, repairs and maintenance on a large industrial processing site.

You will work with a supportive maintenance team, with shift starts at 5am, 7am or 2:30pm, and be part of ongoing training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• NZ trades qualification and NZ EWRB electrical registration required.
• Experience with PLCs and VSDs in a production environment preferred.
• Strong fault-d diagnosis and timely problem solving skills.
• Ability to work well in a maintenance team and independently.
• Organised and able to prioritise workload in a busy site.
• Willingness to learn and upskill continuously.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on electrical repairs and maintenance to improve reliability.
• Identify faults and provide root-cause analyses on a large industrial site.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team to plan and execute tasks.
• Support shift work with start times at 5am, 7am or 2:30pm.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

NZ Trades Qualification

NZ EWRB Electrical registration

Tools

PLC systems

VSDs

Job description

Te Tūranga/About the Role

Silver Fern Farms Takapau are looking for a motivated and skilled Maintenance Electrician to join our wider engineering team, responsible for the hands‑on day to day electrical reliability improvements, repairs and maintenance within our strong, stable and progressive engineering team.

Our Takapau site in Central Hawke's Bay is Silver Fern Farms largest dedicated lamb processing site, employing up to 1000 people at the peak of the season.

Takapau in the Central Hawkes Bay offers sunshine, vineyards, and wine trails. If you are seeking something a little different Waipakurau and Waipawa offers lively street markets, artisan butchers and coastal adventures. Waimarama, Ocean Beach, Pourerere & Porangahau are some of the hidden gems offering wild beauty, fishing, hunting, and solitude.

Lifestyle, family adventures, and a great sense of community is why you should consider relocating to the Central Hawkes Bay.

Our maintenance team works a standard 45 hours per week, we have three different start times depending on your shift, 5am, 7am or 2.30pm. In return, we offer competitive salary, ongoing training and development opportunities, and you be joining a stellar team of work mates who not only want to see you succeed but will support you along the way.

If you are interested in using your electrical skills on a large industrial food processing site, and like the idea of working for one of New Zealand's largest food exporters, we look forward to hearing from you.

Ōu Pūkenga /About You

Previous experience in FMCG or transferrable production environments would be an advantage, but the key is your ability to work as part of a team, to identify faults and use analytical and problem-solving skills to provide top level service to the processing plant.

Working in a sole charge capacity, all the while being entrenched as part of a maintenance team, you will have good interpersonal skills and an attitude for getting stuck in to get the job done as well as thinking outside of the box - we appreciate and encourage new ideas and thought processes about how we can collaborate across our site to ensure the get to the root cause of issues and fix it right - first time.

• Relevant Trades Qualification and NZ EWRB Electrical registration
• Good knowledge of sound electrical principals and repairs and maintenance procedures on a large industrial processing site – or a passion to learn in this environment.
• Exposure to PLC and VSDs in a past role
• Ability to analyse problems and implement effective solutions in a timely manner and communicate this with those around you.
• Be self-motivated and capable of working both independently and within a tight knit team of engineering support
• Organised, with the ability to plan and prioritise workload in a challenging engineering environment and lead by example from the front.
• Desire to keep learning and upskill

Te Ahurea /Why work at Silver Fern Farms?

• Be part of a supportive, and fun team
• Opportunity to work with industry leaders
• Career progression - Plenty of room to development & gain skills
• Discounted meat sales - Help feed your whānau

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.

This opportunity is ideal for someone looking for the challenge of working for a large progressive company that supports career development.

We are open to receiving applications from those requiring visa assistance, please state this information in your cover letter. You will need to have obtained or be in the process of obtaining NZ EWRB.

Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us. You can see more about our commitments to our people and their work by visiting our Belong Here webpage: https://careers.silverfernfarms.com/nz/en/belong-here

Applications close 19 October 2026.