Maintenance Engineer | Auckland

Job Description

This is Us!

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is simple. It's about making everyday food better for everyone.

We are a leading global food company, and the custodian of a host of iconic Kiwi brands like Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Molenberg, Natures Fresh and Freya's that generations of New Zealand have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.

We might be biased but we believe our team here at Goodman Fielder is an amazing place to work, and a great team to be part of! We're driven by our values - We Grow Together, We Keep Things Simple, We Get Stuff Done

About the Role

Our Opportunity

We are currently looking for a capable Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our dedicated team at our Puhoi Valley dairy manufacturing site in the north of Auckland. Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will provide high quality mechanical maintenance and repairs to equipment throughout the plant, with a strong emphasis on quality and safety compliance and improving the operational effectiveness of the site.

Key accountabilities of the role include:

• Undertake preventative, corrective and predictive maintenance tasks to minimize production downtime and maximise operational efficiency and plant condition
• Respond quickly and effectively to resolve equipment faults and breakdowns
• Ensure machinery and plant is maintained to ensure optimum performance
• Support continuous improvement and reliability projects
• Maintain all site engineering documentation and plant logs, ensuring accuracy and up to date information is always available.
• Drive factory quality and SHE standards to ensure and demonstrate continued and sustainable improvement in safety for the site
• Attend after hours call-out when rostered on-call

Note: This is a 5 day fixed rostered shift but we have flexibility to offer Monday to Friday, or Tuesday to Saturday.

The successful applicant will have:

• Tertiary Qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• GMP and food safety understanding
• Strong root cause analysis for timely breakdown resolutions
• HS&E knowledge, including machinery guarding
• Experience in Food and FMCG manufacturing (desirable)
• Experienced fitter (Conveyors, pumps, motors, sprockets, bearing, gears and pneumatics)

What we can offer

You will be joining a driven team of professionals who genuinely enjoy working together, resulting in a highly collaborative and flexible work environment. In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development.

At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long-term careers.

What are you waiting for? Apply now.