October 18, 2024

Goodman Fielder

Wellington City

FULL TIME

Engineering Manager

The Company
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
As the Engineering Manager for our Quality Bakers manufacturing site in Wellington you will have responsibility and accountability for driving the performance of the maintenance team to deliver the strategic engineering, maintenance plan and site objectives.
As part of the Site Leadership Team, you will drive positive change and build the capability within the team to create a high performing culture.
In order to make this happen, your responsibilities will include:

Take responsibility for daily supervision of maintenance activities, resources, work orders
Develop and maintain the scope and content of the preventative maintenance across the site
Support continuous improvement in plant reliability, availability and maintenance systems in general.
Coach and develop our team to achieve highest maintenance effectiveness, optimum plant reliability, lowest manufacturing cost and highest product quality.

About You
In order to make this role a success you will be an experienced engineering leader with a background in maintenance, electrical and automation engineering within the FMCG manufacturing industry.
Skillsets, qualifications and experience we are looking for include:

Relevant Engineering Tertiary qualification or industry experience
Experience working in the food manufacturing sector is well regarded
Demonstrated people leadership experience is essential
High degree of general trade technical knowledge
MEX CMMS / SAP or other maintenance system experience is desirable

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 some of New Zealand's most loved baked brands. 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 then we encourage you to share it with us. We encourage applications from people of all abilities, cultures and gender identities. If you have any questions or would like discuss anything regarding our recruitment process, you are welcome to email us via careers@goodmanfielder.co.nz