Maintenance Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great lifestyle

Technical variety

Small team

Remuneration package

Stable employer

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment in Invercargill is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to own and manage a broad range of maintenance activities on a modern plant. You will work as part of a small, high‑performing team, with a dayshift focus and a shared on‑call roster, offering a balanced lifestyle and opportunities for career development.

The role requires a NZ recognised trade qualification and significant mechanical or maintenance engineering experience, with welding and fabrication skills.

Qualifications

• NZ recognised trade qualification and significant mechanical or maintenance experience.
• Hands-on problem solving and quality workmanship.
• Experience with MIG/TIG welding and fabrication.
• Fitter/turner capabilities are highly regarded.
• Confident reading drawings, plans and diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain plant, equipment, buildings and tools.
• Implement preventative maintenance and servicing programmes.
• Respond to breakdowns, fault finding and repairs.
• Support plant upgrades, new equipment installs and process improvements.
• Contribute ideas to improve reliability, efficiency and safety.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Welding MIG/TIG

Fitter/Turner

Drawing interpretation

On-call flexibility

Education

NZ recognised trade qualification

Job description

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Enterprise Recruitment – Invercargill, South Island

As NZ’s leading manufacturer, supplier and exporter of frozen pastry, butter-based bakery products and sauces, our client is seeking a well-rounded Maintenance Engineer to join their small, high-performing team.

This is an opportunity to step into a modern, well-resourced plant where you’ll have real ownership across a broad range of maintenance activities, working alongside a collaborative team that values reliability, continuous improvement and doing things properly.

Operating 5 days a week, this is primarily a dayshift role with a shared on-call roster and limited after hours work. It offers an excellent lifestyle balance without compromising on technical challenge or career development.

The Role:

You’ll be involved across all aspects of site maintenance, including:

• Installation and maintenance of plant, equipment, buildings and tools
• Preventative maintenance and servicing programmes
• Breakdown response, fault finding and repairs
• Supporting plant upgrades, new equipment installs and process improvements
• Contributing ideas to improve reliability, efficiency and safety

About You:

• NZ recognised trade qualification and significant mechanical or maintenance engineering experience
• Strong all-round mechanical aptitude with hands‑on problem‑solving skills and quality workmanship
• Experience with MIG/TIG welding and general fabrication
• Fitter/turner capabilities highly regarded
• Confident reading drawings, plans and diagnostics
• Flexible and dependable when on call
• Self‑motivated with a practical, team focused approach

What’s on Offer:

• Great lifestyle role – predominantly dayshift with most weekends free
• Technical variety – exposure to a range of plant and equipment
• Small, high-performing team – supportive, collaborative environment
• Strong remuneration package relative to experience
• Work for a stable, expanding NZ manufacturer

This role suits a tradesperson who enjoys variety, problem‑solving and being part of a tight‑knit team where everyone contributes. Experience in food production or process plant is advantageous, but not essential.

Previous NZ experience is preferred, however all applications will be considered. You must reside in and have current rights to work in NZ, overseas candidates will not be considered.