Silver Fern Farms Dargaville are looking for a motivated and skilled Maintenance Electrician to join our wider engineering team, responsible for the hands-on day to day electrical reliability improvements, repairs, and maintenance within our strong, stable, and progressive engineering team.
Our maintenance team is required to work 7am to 4:30pm and as required on a 4 on/4 off 12 hour rotating shift roster, Monday to Sunday with a total of 48 hours minimum a week. The successful applicant will be flexible and happy to adapt to our business needs. In return, we offer a competitive salary, ongoing training and development opportunities, and you will be joining a stellar team of workmates who not only want to see you succeed but will support you along the way. You will have the opportunity to be involved in projects and installation of new site equipment as well as a wide range of electrical applications across the site. If you are interested in using your electrical skills on a large industrial food processing site, and like the idea of working for one of New Zealand's largest food exporters, we look forward to hearing from you.
About YouPrevious experience in FMCG or transferable production environments would be an advantage, but the key is the ability to work as part of a team, to identify faults and use analytical and problem-solving skills to provide top-level service to the processing plant. Working in a sole charge capacity, all the while being entrenched as part of a maintenance team, candidates will have good interpersonal skills and an attitude for getting stuck in to get the job done as well as thinking outside of the box – we appreciate and encourage new ideas and thought processes about how we can collaborate across our site to ensure we get to the root cause of issues and fix it right – first time.
The successful applicant will possess the following skills and attributes:Relevant Trades Qualification and Full NZ EWRB Electrical registrationGood knowledge of sound electrical principles and repairs and maintenance procedures on a large industrial processing site – or a passion to learn in this environment.Exposure to PLC and VSDs in a past roleAbility to analyze problems and implement effective solutions in a timely manner and communicate this with those around you.Be self-motivated and capable of working both independently and within a tight-knit team of engineering supportOrganized, with the ability to plan and prioritize workload in a challenging engineering environment and lead by example from the front.Desire to keep learning and upskill – be this in a leadership scope or dual trading into refrigeration or even project design.Why work for Silver Fern FarmsSilver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That goodness is created through the work of our people, the skill & expertise of our farmers and our customers around the globe. 'Goodness' is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.
For you, we offer discounted staff meat sales, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6 month anniversary required), BOOST employee retail discount scheme, subsidized health insurance, and confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling. There's the added bonus of free on-site parking and full uniform also.
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