Maintenance Engineer

at  George Weston Foods

WHAT’S ON OFFER:

• Competitive remuneration
• Weekly & Monthly product allowance
• Discounted health insurance premiums through Southern Cross Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reward and recognition program
• Study Assistance after 12 months of continuous service
• Parental leave benefits on top of minimum entitlements
• Discounted rates at GWF’s business partners (Southern Cross and hotels across Australia and New Zealand)
• Community volunteering - 2 days paid leave to participate in a volunteering activity each calendar year with one aligned to GWF’s 3 charity partners and one for a registered charity of your own choice

ABOUT US:

We are a humble flour milling business with our core values underpinning everything we do and the result is a really special place to work. We have a fun, vibrant and a unique company culture that is founded on our four core values of Safe, Courageous, Trusting and Collaborative.
Mauri is a division of the George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited. We are passionate about all things made with high quality bakery ingredients and Animal Feeds. We are a leading industry supplier, milling over one million tonnes of grain across 14 sites in Australia and New Zealand. With a strong focus on innovation and insights, we align closely with our customers to create products and develop solutions that help their business’ grow.
If you would like to know more about our business, the website is https://www.gwf.com.au/
If you are looking to take that next step in your career, want to work for a global company and a supportive team environment…then look no further. Apply now!
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ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a mechanically minded and safety focused Maintenance Engineer for our Wellington site. Reporting to the Engineering Supervisor, your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Making ongoing decisions about work priorities during the shift.
• Carrying out daily servicing, repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment as scheduled and planned by the Maintenance Planner.
• Using Mex to record history, book hours, spares usage and close out work orders.
• Be actively involved in maintenance planning, plant improvements and projects which will improve plant availability and efficiency.
• Work safely by having a proactive safety attitude in all actions performed. This will be gained by applying awareness, sound risk assessment practices and the use of company processes and documents such as but not limited to LOTO, confined space permit, working at heights permit, etc.
• Carrying out planned maintenance as scheduled by the Maintenance Planner using sound engineering practices and experience gained in a food manufacturing/production facility.
• Timely response to all breakdown calls during the shift, use high-level fault-finding skills to evaluate the cause of the breakdown and implement the best solution to rectify the breakdown. This will require the ability to work and communicate with production staff as well as their peers to prioritise actions and implement solutions.
• Efficiently managing call outs when required, whenever practicable.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Ideally be a Trade Qualified Fitter or similar
• Have at least 12 to 18 months of experience as a Maintenance Fitter in a Manufacturing / Production / FMCG environment
• Strong commitment towards safety, productivity, and continuous improvement
• Experience with Pneumatic transfer systems
• Fabrication experience in a processing environment
• Excellent communication and technical skills
• Competent in basic computer skills
  Hours of Work: 7am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday with an on-call requirement as per rotation