Maintenance Engineer - Reliability

Silver-Fern-Farms; Hastings; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted staff meat sales

Paid sick leave from date ofemployment

Confidential employee assistance with‑

Job summary

Silver Fern Farms are seeking a Maintenance Engineer - Reliability to join our Engineering team at our Pacific Site near Hastings. You will help maximise plant reliability through planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding, equipment repairs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will work with production and engineering teams to reduce downtime and improve asset performance across the site, with a 6:00am–3:00pm day shift.

Qualifications

• Solid trade skills with practical maintenance experience.
• Experience in food processing or industrial engineering preferred.
• Ability to resolve problems quickly under pressure.
• Team player who can work independently and in a team.
• Organised with strong prioritisation in a busy plant.

Responsibilities

• Maximise plant reliability through planned and reactive maintenance.
• Fault-finding, equipment repairs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to reduce downtime.
• Improve asset performance across the site.

Skills

Engineering principles

Industrial maintenance

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Organised prioritisation

Education

Trade qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer - Reliability to join our Engineering team at our Pacific Site near Hastings.

In this role, you'll help maximise plant reliability through planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding, equipment repairs, and continuous improvement initiatives. Working closely with production and engineering teams, you'll play an important part in reducing downtime and improving asset performance across the site.

Working Hours and Roster:

This is a day shift role, working 6:00am–3:00pm. The normal rostered 5 day working week includes Saturday and Sunday, with rostered days off during the week. An allowance applies to rostered Saturday and Sunday shifts, and any hours worked on a rostered weekday off are paid at overtime rates.

We’relooking for someone with solid trade skillswho’skeen to solve problems and keep things moving. Ideally,you’llhave experience in food processing or industrial engineering, butabove allyou’llbring a practical mindset, strong teamwork, and the drive to get the job done.

We are looking for the following skills and attributes:

• Strong knowledge of engineering principles and industrial maintenance (FMCG experience an advantage)
• Practical problem-solving ability and sound judgement under pressure
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise in a busy plant environment

Te Ahurea /Why work at Silver Fern Farms?

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.

For you, we offer discounted staff meat sales, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6-month anniversary required), and confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling.

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.