Maintenance Lead

Overview Maintenance Lead – Full-time permanent opportunity with 40x guaranteed hours per week. Location: Tomoana, New Zealand. Grow Your Maintenance Leadership Career Grow Your Maintenance Leadership Career with Kraft Heinz! About Kraft Heinz The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands. Key Position Responsibilities Monitor and improve maintenance performance using key metrics (safety, uptime, reliability, planned maintenance completion). Lead and continuously improve the site’s maintenance management system and ways of working. Supervise maintenance teams on shift; coach, train, and assess performance and capability. Plan and coordinate weekly maintenance work with the planner; prioritise jobs and allocate resources. Ensure breakdown response, troubleshooting, and repairs are completed safely, correctly, and on time. Maintain accurate records in the maintenance system (work orders, breakdown reports, preventative maintenance history) and train others to use it. Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality requirements; conduct routine facility and equipment inspections. Manage people processes for direct reports (rosters, leave, timesheets, and pay accuracy). Support hiring and oversight of internal trades and contractors for installations, repairs, and project work. Contribute to cost control: support budgeting, maintenance spend tracking, and materials/equipment inventory management. About You Relevant qualification preferred with 3+ years of relevant experience Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing environment (required) Strong and proven maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment (required) Knowledge including but not limited to the following areas: Packaging/Mechanical Operations, Electrical Maintenance (preferred), Instrumentation and Utility Systems Interpersonal and communications skills to motivate, empower, train, direct, lead, evaluate and coach a diverse group of team members to reach their fullest potential Ability to effectively plan and manage through change within large enterprise organisations Microsoft Office and computer system proficiency (required) Ability to manage a continuous operation (24 hrs, 7 days per week) Eligibility to work in New Zealand with full working rights. Benefits Of Working With Us Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand In House Training Programs Corporate Discount Programs Ready to make an Impact? If you\'re passionate about Engineering & Maintenance, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close our job advertisements early. Location(s) Tomoana Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. #J-18808-Ljbffr