Production Engineer

Dms4kiwi; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Incentivised rates

Health insurance

Job summary

DMS Pukepack in Te Puke is seeking a proactive Production Engineer to join the Engineering/Maintenance team. You will help deliver site projects with high workmanship and timeliness while supporting both older machinery and modern automated fruit handling systems.

You will respond to breakdowns quickly to reduce downtime and collaborate with production operators to provide turnkey solutions and drive efficiency improvements across the packhouse.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or experience in maintenance or engineering.
• Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting mechanical and automated equipment.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Great communication skills and happy to be a team player.
• Passionate about delivering a high standard of work.

Responsibilities

• Assist Engineering/Maintenance to ensure site projects and tasks are completed with high workmanship quality and on time.
• Monitor and maintain site machinery, from older mechanical systems to automated kiw fruit handling equipment.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Collaborate with production operators to provide turnkey systems and drive efficiency improvements.

Skills

Maintenance

Engineering

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Quality focus

Job description

The secret to DMS’s success is having passionate growers and aworking reputation that attracts the very best people. Operating two majorpost-harvest facilities in Te Puke and Te Puna, DMS also manages kiwifruit andavocado orchards on behalf of its growers.With 30+ seasons under ourbelt, the standard gets set high, and that’s why more and more growers refuseto settle for anything less than DMS. You can be guaranteed of change here atDMS as we continue to expand and add automation to meet growing industryvolumes.

We're looking for an energetic and hands-on Production Engineer tojoin our team at DMS Pukepack in Te Puke!

As the Production Engineer, you’ll help theEngineering/Maintenance team to ensure projects and tasks relating to the siteand plant is completed with a high quality of workmanship and in a timelymanner. There will be exposure to a wide range of equipment from oldermechanical fruit handling equipment to some of the latest automated Kiwifruithandling equipment.

You will be involved with in house manufacturingprojects for future developments and you will work closely with other membersof the team to regularly monitor and maintain site machinery as required. Youwill be required to react to breakdowns situations in a timely manner to reduceproduction downtime. You will also work closely with production operators toprovide a turnkey system assisting the wider team to achieve common goals and contributeany ideas you have for efficiency improvements.

About you

• Relevant qualification or experience inmaintenance or engineering.
• Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting mechanicaland automated equipment.
• Excellent time management skills and theability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Great communication skills and happy to be ateam player.
• Passionate about delivering a high standard ofwork.

Our packhouse operations operate 24/7 during peak seasons (Marchto June), therefore flexibility to work outside of normal hours and weekendswill be required.

• You will receive competitive pay with additionalbenefits such as bonuses, incentivised rates based on industry knowledge andexperience, health insurance and the opportunity to develop in this growingindustry
• You'll be working with 'the nicest people' at DMS!Driven bya strong sense of our values, you'll receive competitive pay with additionalbenefits such as bonuses, incentivised rates based on industry knowledge andexperience, health insurance and the opportunity to develop in this growingindustry.

Closing Date: Saturday, 12 September 2026