Maintenance Fitter – Plant Reliability & Projects

Laminex New Zealand; Taupo; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

RDO on call

Growth opportunities

Diverse projects

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Laminex New Zealand, a proud member of the Fletcher Building Group, is seeking a Trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter to maintain and improve plant equipment across our new Taupo facility. You will perform preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and support reliability and performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Working Monday to Friday 7am–4:30pm, you will collaborate with a safety-focused team, lead maintenance activities on conveyors, motors, and gearboxes, and

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in general engineering/maintenance fitting within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with a proactive, preventative maintenance mindset.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining and servicing production line equipment, including conveying systems, drives, motors, gearboxes, and associated mechanical components.
• Team oriented with a willingness to support others when required.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with key plant stakeholders.
• Leadership in Health & Safety guidelines and procedures.
• Capability to work autonomously and independently.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical maintenance across the entire production line, including presses, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, and associated mechanical components.
• Deliver planned preventative maintenance and scheduled corrective actions, ensuring all work orders are completed to plan, priority, and agreed timeframes.
• Identify and proactively address maintenance issues impacting plant performance.
• Support capital projects and commissioning activities as required.
• Work collaboratively within a team-first, safety-focused environment.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Team oriented

Strong communication

Health & safety leadership

Autonomous working

Education

Trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter

Job description

Laminex New Zealand, a proud member of the Fletcher Building Group, is seeking a Trade-qualified Maintenance Fitter to maintain and improve plant equipment across our new Taupo facility. You will perform preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and support reliability and performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Working Monday to Friday 7am–4:30pm, you will collaborate with a safety-focused team, lead maintenance activities on conveyors, motors, and gearboxes, and