Maintenance Electrician - Food Manufacturing & PLC/SCADA

Silver Fern Farms; Christchurch; Sur place; NZD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Discounted staff meat sales

Paid sick leave from day one

Subsidised health insurance

Confidential employee assistance (ad

Free onsite parking

Uniform and PPE provided

Résumé du poste

Silver Fern Farms Belfast is seeking a skilled Maintenance Electrician to join our Engineering team. You will provide electrical maintenance and technical support across our food production facilities, ensuring plant and equipment operate safely and with minimal downtime.

Key duties include planned maintenance, breakdown response, repairs, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. NZ registration and a relevant trade qualification are required, with PLC/SCADA experience and strong

Qualifications

• Current New Zealand Electrical Registration and Practising Licence.
• Relevant electrical trade qualification and industry experience.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills in an industrial environment.
• Experience with PLC and SCADA control and monitoring systems.
• Sound understanding of electrical maintenance and plant equipment.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation and safe work practices.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer literacy and attention to detail.
• A practical, proactive approach with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Experience within food manufacturing or a similar production environment is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Complete planned electrical maintenance to ensure equipment performs to specification.
• Carry out repairs and maintenance to minimise equipment failures and downtime.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
• Maintain PLCs, variable speed drives, lighting systems, low-voltage distribution systems, instrumentation and control systems.
• Accurately record maintenance activities and completed tasks within relevant systems.
• Complete work within agreed timeframes and available resources.
• Respond to breakdowns and faults promptly and diagnose to restore production safely.

Connaissances

Fault finding

PLC/SCADA control

Electrical maintenance

Health & safety

Communication skills

Formation

Electrical trade qualification

Description du poste

Silver Fern Farms Belfast is seeking a skilled Maintenance Electrician to join our Engineering team. You will provide electrical maintenance and technical support across our food production facilities, ensuring plant and equipment operate safely and with minimal downtime.

Key duties include planned maintenance, breakdown response, repairs, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. NZ registration and a relevant trade qualification are required, with PLC/SCADA experience and strong