Maintenance Lead

Kraft Heinz; Hastings; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food company is seeking a Maintenance Lead to oversee maintenance operations and manage a team of 9. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, leadership skills, and experience in maintenance management. This role offers opportunities for growth and development within a dynamic work environment, championing sustainable systems and effective maintenance strategies.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for growth and development

Collaborative and supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background and experience in maintenance management.
• Natural leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about building sustainable systems and implementing maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper functioning of maintenance operations and lead a team.
• Manage team-related tasks and support coaching on the shop floor.
• Support capital projects and participate in planning meetings.

Skills

Engineering background

Maintenance management

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Task prioritization

Job description

Job Description

Maintenance Lead

Overview

We’re Kraft Heinz, a global food company that’s passionate about making life delicious. Our King Street Engineering team is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Maintenance Lead to join the crew. As a Maintenance Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the proper functioning of our maintenance operations, leading a team of 9 staff members, and contributing to the success of our organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Defect Handling, Breakdown Elimination, and Health Checks: ensure that defect handling, breakdown elimination, and health checks are functioning properly, and conduct at least three health checks per week.
• Team Management: manage team-related tasks, including overtime, holiday, and performance management, and coach and support your team on the shop floor.
• Capital Projects and Maintenance Planning: support capital projects and maintenance planning meetings, define priorities for overhauls, and participate in overhaul meetings.
• Shop Floor Presence: spend 50% of your time on the shop floor, coaching, conducting health checks, and understanding failures.
• Documentation and Training: document maintenance tasks, create standard maintenance procedures (SMPs), and train others on documented procedures to ensure knowledge sharing.
• Administrative Tasks: focus administrative tasks on building systems for sustainable results, including breakdown investigations and capability building.
• Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS) Digital Coach and MRE Pillar: support the KHMS Digital Coach for the MRE pillar, implement maintenance strategy, asset criticality, and TBR, and split ownership of MRE chapters among maintenance leads.
• Collaboration: work closely with maintenance technicians and other team members to execute tasks and achieve maintenance goals.

About You

• You have a strong engineering background and experience in maintenance management.
• You're a natural leader, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• You're passionate about building sustainable systems and implementing maintenance strategies.
• You're looking for a challenging role with opportunities for growth and development.
• You have experience with TBR process planning.
• You’re able to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks effectively.

Benefits Of Working With Us

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for growth and development in a dynamic and inclusive work environment.
• The chance to work with a global food company that’s passionate about making a difference.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are a motivated and experienced maintenance leader looking for a new challenge, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our team and take the first step towards a rewarding and challenging career with Kraft Heinz.

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer!

• People with disabilities
• Women
• Visible minorities
• Indigenous peoples
• LGBTQIA+ individuals
• Veterans

Location: King Street

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.