Management of maintenance and project work Opportunity to support and mentor your team Sunny Hawkes Bay location The Company Our client is a well-known quality food processor and exporter based in Hastings. With their modern facility processing locally grown food product and supplying to New Zealand and international markets, this business is a well renowned and stable employer in the region with strong financial backing. The Opportunity Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position oversees all site maintenance, manages asset reliability, and contributes to capital projects on site. With a maintenance and electrical team of around 15 on site, this role will manage planned and breakdown maintenance. Key to your success in this position is the style in which you manage, mentor and support your team. This role will not suit an office-based manager. Instead, you'll be a 'visible' team contributor, able to lead from the front but empower your team to make their own considered decisions, providing an open forum for discussions around continuous improvement and plant reliability. Please note, this role is based in Hastings. Requirements As a suitable candidate, you will have an appropriate trade or engineering degree qualification, with a solid background in hands-on plant and services maintenance, preferably within the food, dairy or similar manufacturing environment. You will have led/mentored teams, been involved in evolving plant reliability, and had input into capital project work (ideally managing these). Just as critical will be your input into developing your team and maintaining a positive work culture – this means leading from the front and being 'present' and visible for your team while allowing them to enable their own confidence to grow too. Ideally, our clients are looking for someone with: Trade OR tertiary engineering qualification Significant hands-on plant engineering experience preferably within the food industry Developed maintenance management skills including planning and reliability improvement Proven leadership/mentoring experience Capital projects experience High-level computer skills Developed communication skills, someone who can communicate with team members and external stakeholders alike On Offer In return, our client offers a supportive environment, competitive remuneration, a 10% bonus, and, as part of the site management group, the opportunity to be involved with the strategic development of the site. This is your opportunity to join a highly regarded and hugely successful company and move to the idyllic Hawkes Bay, in time to enjoy the summer weather. Apply To apply for this position please click on the relevant APPLY button. For a confidential enquiry, contact Olivia Lawrence on 04 916 0536 or email #J-18808-Ljbffr