Maintenance Engineer — 4‑Day Week with Night Shifts

Technical Recruitment Solutions; Rolleston; On-site; NZD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week

Long weekends

Modern facility

Overtime pay

Job summary

Technical Recruitment Solutions has a hands-on Maintenance Engineer role at a modern Rolleston sawmill operation in the South Island. You will keep production machinery running by testing, maintaining and repairing sawmill systems, kilns and processing sheds.

The job features a four‑day week with 12‑hour shifts (3pm–3am), a safety‑first team environment, and opportunities to contribute to plant and equipment improvements within a growing manufacturing site.

Qualifications

• NZ Trade Certificate or equivalent in mechanical engineering and maintenance.
• Experience in maintenance in manufacturing, timber, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding ability on mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Check and test sawmill, kiln and processing shed machinery.
• Perform preventative maintenance, adjustments and repairs.
• Lubrication and upkeep of schedules.
• Fabrication of projects and general workshop fabrication.
• Assist with plant and equipment improvement.
• Evaluate and improve repairs for long-term reliability.
• Provide technical input into engineering projects.

Skills

Practical

Mechanical aptitude

Fault-finding

Team player

Safety-first mindset

Education

NZ Trade Certificate in Mechanical Engineering / Fitting & Turning / Maintenance & Diagnostics

Job description

Technical Recruitment Solutions has a hands-on Maintenance Engineer role at a modern Rolleston sawmill operation in the South Island. You will keep production machinery running by testing, maintaining and repairing sawmill systems, kilns and processing sheds.

The job features a four‑day week with 12‑hour shifts (3pm–3am), a safety‑first team environment, and opportunities to contribute to plant and equipment improvements within a growing manufacturing site.