Head of Operations Engineering

About the role

As our Head of Operations Engineering, you will play a critical role overseeing Engineering, Technical Services, Facilities, and Asset Management teams. You’ll lead a team of functional managers to drive automation, scalability, and continuous improvement, ensuring manufacturing operations run efficiently. This is a pivotal role for a forward‑thinking engineering leader who is passionate about innovation, sustainability, and empowering high performing teams.

Key responsibilities

• Leadership & People Development – Lead and grow a high‑performing engineering team, including workforce planning, recruitment, and capability development; build leadership strength across functional teams and foster a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Operations & Continuous Improvement – Oversee engineering strategies to support new product introductions, automation, and process improvements; drive daily operational performance, monitor KPIs, and lead problem‑solving initiatives; partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D to optimise plant layout and production flows.
• Facilities & Infrastructure – Ensure the reliability of plant utilities, equipment, and infrastructure through effective maintenance and risk mitigation; lead planning and execution of facility upgrades and capacity expansion projects.
• Technical Services & Asset Management – Manage new equipment installations and ensure maintenance, calibration, and asset management systems meet operational needs; support efficient, compliant operations through strong technical service capability.
• Health, Safety & Sustainability – Promote a proactive safety culture and integrate risk management into all engineering activities; ensure environmental compliance and lead efforts to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

What You’ll Bring

What we offer

Requirements

To be considered for this opportunity you must have existing NZ working rights.

Seniority level : Director

Employment type : Full‑time

Job function : Engineering and Management

Industries : Engineering Services and Manufacturing

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