Team Leader - Maintenance Operations Centre (Northern)

Kainga Ora; Ōtara-Papatoetoe; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kāinga Ora is seeking a Team Leader for the Maintenance Operations Centre (Northern) to lead a high-performing team in a fast-paced, on-site environment. You will oversee workloads, assign tasks and support the team’s performance while embedding new ways of working.

You will work with contractors and stakeholders to resolve issues quickly, coach staff, and use data to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-performing teams in busy environments.
• Ability to plan resources, manage budgets and meet deadlines.
• Strong relationship, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience with cross-team collaboration in a regulated/public sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead team performance and workflow in a fast-paced Operations Centre.
• Manage workloads, allocate work, and support team performance.
• Collaborate with contractors and stakeholders to keep work moving.
• Coach the team and embed consistent processes and new ways of working.
• Use data and reporting to track performance and drive improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Resource planning

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Change leadership

Public sector experience

Job description

Team Leader - Maintenance Operations Centre (Northern)

• Lead team performance and workflow through transition to a national model
• Drive consistent, high-quality delivery by building capability and embedding improved ways of working

You’ll lead a high performing team in a fast-paced, high-volume Operations Centre environment, focused on strong delivery while embedding new ways of working. Day to day, you’ll manage workloads, allocate work , support your team’s performance and step in on complex or high-risk cases.

You’ll work closely with contractors and stakeholders to resolve issues quickly and keep work moving, while maintaining quality and consistency. A key part of the role is coaching your team, embedding consistent processes and building capability as new ways of working are embedded.

You’ll use data and reporting to track performance, identify trends and support continuous improvement, always keeping a strong customer focus.

The role is on site office based, Monday to Friday, supporting real-time collaboration and decision-making.

We have multiple full-time opportunities available in our Addington, Christchurch office, including permanent positions and a fixed-term position through to 30 June 2027.

This role suits someone who can lead confidently through change, stay delivery-focused under pressure and build a high-performing, consistent team in a dynamic environment. Experience in operations, service delivery or maintenance-related settings will help, but strong leadership and sound judgement are critical.

You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading high-performing teams in a busy and complex environment, delivering strong customer and operational outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to plan and allocate resources, manage budgets and balance competing priorities to meet deadlines and achieve results
• Strong relationship management, communication and influencing skills, with confidence leading meetings, training sessions and presentations to large groups.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and leading change initiatives to improve performance and service delivery.
• Ability to hold team members and contractors accountable while maintaining a professional, customer-focused approach.
• Experience working effectively across teams and stakeholders in a regulated or public sector environment, building trust and achieving results in a matrixed organisation.

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave, and flexible working arrangements.

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance.

At Kāinga Ora, our mahi sits at the heart of Aotearoa’s housing system. Every day, we help shape how our customers live today and into the future. It’s meaningful mahi, and we’re transforming how we work so we can deliver even better outcomes.

Our transformation focuses on three things:

• Our future – building a high performing organisation that delivers quality housing for generations.
• Our tenants – warm, dry, well maintained homes and the right support to help people live well.
• Our people – simple processes, modern technology and opportunities to learn, grow and thrive.

Guided by our values, we work together, put customers at the centre and continually challenge ourselves to be better.

Kāinga Ora is a place where people feel valued and supported. You’ll find opportunities to grow your skills and build a career you’re proud of, with fair pay and flexible ways of working that support both our people and our customers.

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Whanake – Be Bold

Applications close on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 11:55pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.