Plant Engineer

Ecolab Life Sciences; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global hygiene and water technology company is seeking a hands-on Plant Engineer in Hamilton. The role involves delivering maintenance engineering services and managing a maintenance team to ensure effective plant operations. Ideal candidates will have tertiary qualifications in mechanical disciplines and several years of industrial maintenance experience. This position offers competitive benefits including flexible working arrangements, health subsidies, and a rewarding bonus program.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Health and Well-being Subsidy

Rewarding bonus and incentive programs

Attractive staff product discounts

Access to the Ecolab holiday house in Lake Taupo NZ

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in a hands-on maintenance role in an industrial setting.
• An unwavering commitment to safety is essential.
• Limited electrical qualification is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Providing hands-on maintenance service to plant operations.
• Planning and implementing maintenance to ensure economic flow of production.
• Managing the maintenance budget and maintaining preventative maintenance records.

Skills

Mechanical problem solving

Excellent communication skills

Leadership capability

Planning and organisational skills

Self-driven initiative

Education

Tertiary qualifications in a mechanical discipline

Job description

About The Role

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, hands-on, Plant Engineer to join our team in Hamilton. Reporting to the Engineering Manager your role will be to plan, direct, conduct and deliver the maintenance engineering function at our production facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing effective, hands-on maintenance service to plant operations and departments
• Planning, implementing, and conducting maintenance of the facilities to contribute to an uninterrupted and economic flow of production.
• Overseeing and supervising a small maintenance team, providing supervision, support and assistance
• Managing the maintenance budget, ensuring costs are in line with the annual expenditure budget
• Implementing and maintaining preventative maintenance records
• Actively involved in the rollout of TPM and activities associated with Autonomous Maintenance Teams, planned maintenance and 5S activities.
• Managing contractors and relationships with suppliers
• Assisting in the development of process changes to support manufacturing of new products

To Be Successful, You Will Preferably Have

• Tertiary qualifications in a mechanical discipline – either degree or trade certificate
• Several years’ experience in a hands-on maintenance role in an industrial setting
• Mechanical problem solving with limited electrical qualification would be highly regarded
• An unwavering commitment to safety
• Exceptional planning, administration and organisational skills
• Self-driven and able to work autonomously with a healthy dose of initiative
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability

About ECOLAB

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations around the world, customers in foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and manufacturing markets choose Ecolab products and services to keep their environment clean and safe, operate efficiently and achieve sustainability goals.

Life At ECOLAB

Our three behavioural shifts are People First, One United ANZ Ecolab Team and Owning the Outcome. We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, there is a world of opportunity that can be found within our growing company, and delivering results and demonstrating teamwork, drives advancement.

Some Of The Benefits You Could Enjoy

• Flexible working arrangements
• Rewarding company superannuation
• Health and Well-being Subsidy
• MY Days bonus leave program
• Rewarding bonus and incentive programs
• Attractive staff product discounts
• Access to the Ecolab holiday house in Lake Taupo NZ
• Employee stock purchase plan

How To Apply

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The preferred applicant will be subject to employment screening by Ecolab or by their external third-party provider.

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