Plant Maintenance Technician - Keep Production Moving

Hynds Group; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (subject to eligible)

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts with partner brands

Job summary

PKS Civil, part of the Hynds Group, is seeking a Maintenance Technician at our Canterbury site in New Zealand. You will maintain large-scale PE/PP plant equipment, diagnose faults, and perform preventive maintenance to keep production reliable and safe.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you’ll manage spares, contribute to a safe working environment, and continuously improve maintenance practices to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• 2+ years keeping machines running in a maintenance role.
• Solid mechanical or electrical aptitude — you're confident diagnosing faults and making the repair.
• A trade qualification (mechanical / engineering / fitter-turning or similar) is a bonus, not a must-have.
• A practical, can‑do approach and genuine curiosity to learn.
• Comfortable with manual handling and working in confined spaces.
• Safety‑first, every time.

Responsibilities

• Keep the plant running — carry out planned, preventive and reactive maintenance across all machinery so production stays available and on track.
• Respond fast to breakdowns — diagnose faults quickly, repair, and return equipment to service with minimal downtime.
• Fault‑find and fix the root cause — troubleshoot defects across plant and tools, solving the underlying problem, not just the symptom.
• Get ahead of failures — plan and build out preventive maintenance so more work is scheduled.
• Keep spares and the workshop in order — manage spares stock and ordering, book parts and oils to the right job, keep the workshop tidy and safe.
• Own safety on the floor — follow PPE, isolation and risk practices, report near misses and observations fast.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical aptitude

Education

Trade qualification (mechanical/engineering/fitter-turning)

Job description

PKS Civil, part of the Hynds Group, is seeking a Maintenance Technician at our Canterbury site in New Zealand. You will maintain large-scale PE/PP plant equipment, diagnose faults, and perform preventive maintenance to keep production reliable and safe.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you’ll manage spares, contribute to a safe working environment, and continuously improve maintenance practices to minimize downtime.