Maintenance Electrician
Posted 29d ago
Our client is a well-established New Zealand food manufacturing company based in South Auckland. They’re looking to add another trade qualified maintenance electrician to their maintenance team.
The role is a hands-on electrical maintenance position supporting a busy manufacturing site. You’ll be working across the production plant carrying out planned maintenance, fault-finding, breakdown support and general electrical maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
The site includes a mix of motors, drives, control panels, sensors, conveyors and automated machinery, so you’ll need to be comfortable working in an industrial production environment and getting stuck into faults when they arise.
PLC fault-finding and VSD experience are important.
You won’t be expected to program from scratch, but you will need to be confident diagnosing faults, tracing issues and working alongside the wider maintenance team to keep production running.
This is a rotating shift role with some weekend work, offering a solid hourly rate and good annual earning potential.
To be considered, you’ll need
If you are a trade-qualified Electrician with strong industrial maintenance and FMCG experience, apply using the apply button here.
Please note, if you don’t have the right to work in a permanent role in NZ, you won’t receive a reply.
The role is a hands-on electrical maintenance position supporting a busy manufacturing site. You’ll be working across the production plant carrying out planned maintenance, fault-finding, breakdown support and general electrical maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
The site includes a mix of motors, drives, control panels, sensors, conveyors and automated machinery, so you’ll need to be comfortable working in an industrial production environment and getting stuck into faults when they arise.
PLC fault-finding and VSD experience are important.
You won’t be expected to program from scratch, but you will need to be confident diagnosing faults, tracing issues and working alongside the wider maintenance team to keep production running.
This is a rotating shift role with some weekend work, offering a solid hourly rate and good annual earning potential.
To be considered, you’ll need
- Registered Electrician with current NZ practicing license
- Strong industrial electrical maintenance experience
- Food or FMCG manufacturing experience
- PLC fault-finding exposure
- VSD, motor and control circuit experience
- Strong fault-finding skills and a preventative maintenance mindset
- Good practical and mechanical aptitude
- Clear communication and a team-first attitude
- Current right to work in New Zealand
- Regular additional hours available
- Stable site-based role in a well-run manufacturing plant
- Varied electrical maintenance work across automated production equipment
- Ongoing skills development and cross-training
- Long-term permanent opportunity
If you are a trade-qualified Electrician with strong industrial maintenance and FMCG experience, apply using the apply button here.
Please note, if you don’t have the right to work in a permanent role in NZ, you won’t receive a reply.
Employer questions
Your application will include the following questions:
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
- How many years' experience do you have as a maintenance electrician?
- Do you hold a current electrical licence?
- What's your expected annual base salary?
- How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
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