Maintenance Electrician

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is simple.

It's about making everyday food better for everyone.

Goodman Fielder is 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

We are looking for a Maintenance Electrician to join our engineering team at Meadowfresh, Christchurch.

As an Electrician you will have responsibility for providing a safe and reliable plant, minimizing risk, and ensuring the plant and facilities meet appropriate standards so production can run efficiently.

In order to achieve this, your key responsibilities will include :

Undertake scheduled planned maintenance and resolve unplanned maintenance task such as dealing with breakdowns

Perform general electrical, PLC, and control circuitry repairs

Maintain plant logs to ensure they're up to date and provide technical advice to the manufacturing team on issues relating to maintenance

Drive factory quality and HSE standards to ensure and demonstrate continued improvement to site safety

The shift pattern available :

Rotating 2 days-2nights-4 days off

Shift hours :

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Day start time : Night start time :

About You

In order to make this role a success, we are looking for a qualified Electrician with experience in food manufacturing or general manufacturing environment.

Specifically, some of the experiences and skillsets we are looking for include :

An Engineering qualification (Mechanical, Electrical, or Automation) or equivalent Machine / Welding

Industrial Shift Electrician with minimum 3years industrial experience

Experience dealing with VSDs, BMS systems, HVAC systems, Motor control stations, reading electrical schematics, analogue and IO link controls

GMP and good safety understanding

Strong root cause analysis experience & ability to provide breakdown resolutions in a timely manner

PLC understanding (Allen Bradley / Siemens) would be useful, PLC Fault finding essential

Experience with food packaging and process equipment such as Tetra Pak and GEA an advantage

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 making delicious cheeses.

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.

At Goodman Fielder, we strongly believe in diversity and inclusion in everything we do.

If you require any support throughout your application process, we encourage you to get in touch to let us know.

We encourage applications from people of all abilities, cultures and gender identities.

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