Maintenance Electrician

Silver Fern Farms Ltd; Te Aroha; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Fern Farms Te Aroha is seeking a motivated Maintenance Electrician to join our engineering team. You will perform hands-on electrical reliability improvements, repairs and preventive maintenance across a large industrial site.

The role involves a 45-hour week on a two-week rotating roster, with day shifts 5am–4pm and night shifts 2:30pm–2am. You will work on site equipment projects and gain exposure to PLCs and VSDs at New Zealand's leading food exporter.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification and NZ EWRB registration are mandatory.
• Experience on large industrial processing sites is preferred.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and teamwork within a maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance, repairs and preventive tasks across site machinery.
• Assist with projects and installation of new site equipment.
• Support reliability improvements and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with engineers, operators and other maintenance staff.

Skills

Trades Qualification

EWRB registration

PLC knowledge

VSD experience

Analytical skills

Team player

Education

Trade qualification (NZ)

Job description

Te Tūranga/About the Role

Silver Fern Farms Te Aroha 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 maintenance team works 45 hours per week, on a two-week rotating roster, Monday to Friday, day shift is between the hours of 5am and 4pm, whilst night shift is 2.30pm and 2am. 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.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in projects and installation of new site equipment as well as a wide range of electrical applications across the site. 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 the 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, candidates 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.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Relevant Trades Qualification and Full 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 – be this in a leadership scope or dual trading into refrigeration or even project design.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in projects and installation of new site equipment as well as a wide range of electrical applications across the site. If you are interested in using your 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.

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.