Shift Engineer - Maintenance

at  Silver Fern Farms

Job ID:
2689
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Expertise:
Engineering
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Location:
Balclutha
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Employment Type:
Permanent
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Apply Before:
20/11/2024, 23:59PM

TE TŪRANGA /ABOUT THE ROLE:

Our Finegand site in Balclutha is Silver Fern Farms’ largest processing facility in the country, employing over 1000 people at the peak of the season.
We are looking for a motivated and skilled Refrigeration Engineer to join our team and take on responsibility for the hands-on day to day running of 2 x refrigeration plants including associated equipment and the day to day maintenance of their plant within the refrigeration team with support from the mechanical and electrical departments.
Our Refrigeration Engineers can be involved in refrigeration projects and installation of new site equipment as well as a wide range of mechanical engineering applications across the refrigeration plants. If you are interested in using your refrigeration experience and 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.
Our site operates both day and evening shifts. Our Refrigeration Engineers work a rotating shift of 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday with Saturday overtime on occasion.
In return we will provide you with good renumeration, Overtime opportunities for those who’d like them, some great training/development and a stellar team of work mates and senior leaders in the business, who not only want to see you succeed - but will support you along the way.

TE MAHI /KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Refrigeration Engineer is responsible for day to day operation of the refrigeration and water reticulation and various site services as required.
• Undertake repairs and maintenance to plant equipment to minimise equipment failure.
• Ensure any plant breakdowns on equipment is back to full running capacity within the shortest time, whilst always ensuring yours and others health and safety.
• Ensuring the smooth operation of the refrigeration, water reticulation, compressed air and other various site services
• Encourage a health and safety focussed culture through personal participation in H&S initiatives.
• Food hygiene regulations are complied with when working in areas controlled by MPI regulations.