Maintenance Engineer - Meat Processing Plant Reliability

Affco New Zealand; Awarua; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

South Pacific Meats is seeking a skilled tradesperson for its meat processing facility. You will join a motivated maintenance team, responsible for reliability, diagnostics and on-site commissioning of equipment. You will work in a modern plant, maintaining machinery and ensuring health & safety standards are met.

Your role includes studying drawings, fabricating components, and performing routine operational maintenance to minimize downtime and maximize plant efficiency.

Qualifications

• Trade certificate in engineering/maintenance or at least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification.
• Welding ability TIG, Mig, MMAW.
• Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Previous engineering experience in a food processing environment would be an advantage.
• Hydraulics & pneumatics experience would be an advantage.
• A proactive approach to daily routine with strong organisational skills,
• A strong commitment to upholding health and safety standards,
• Strong problem-solving skills,
• And a desire to succeed.

Responsibilities

• With your own assigned area of the plant, you will be able to see the results of your skills and workmanship, taking pride in your work while learning the ins and outs of our modern facility.
• Maintenance and repairing jobs within the meat processing plant.
• Ensuring plant reliability, diagnostics, and repair, as well as being involved in the commissioning of additional plant and equipment.
• Studying drawings and specifications to determine suitable material, method and sequence of operations, and machine settings.
• Fits and assembles metal parts and sub-assemblies to fabricate production machines and other equipment.
• Engineering trade skill works such as welding, cutting, grinding, drilling etc.
• Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines and overhauling and repairing electrical parts and equipment.
• Erect machines and equipment on-site.
• Minimize the production breakdown time and increase the plant efficiency.

Skills

Maintenance

Welding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Troubleshooting

Health and safety

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Proactive

Education

Trade certificate in engineering/maintenance

3+ years relevant experience

Tools

Welding: TIG, MIG, MMAW

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Job description

South Pacific Meats is seeking a skilled tradesperson for its meat processing facility. You will join a motivated maintenance team, responsible for reliability, diagnostics and on-site commissioning of equipment. You will work in a modern plant, maintaining machinery and ensuring health & safety standards are met.

Your role includes studying drawings, fabricating components, and performing routine operational maintenance to minimize downtime and maximize plant efficiency.