Maintenance Engineer - Night Shift Kaiapoi, New Zealand 30/07/2026

Free secure on-site parking Kaiapoi Based Position - 15 minutes from central Christchurch Opportunity to work for a reputable brand Hellers Ltd is a leading New Zealand manufacturer and distributor of Bacon, Ham and Smallgoods. Our award-winning quality brands enjoy significant and growing customer and consumer recognition. We are looking for an experienced and talented Maintenance Engineer based in Kaiapoi, where we operate a factory, product development and warehousing & logistics facilities and maintain our head office. The purpose of this position is to provide engineering maintenance support to the plant operations including process line fault finding, breakdown repairs and preventative maintenance tasks. You would be assisting with other engineering tasks as requested including Equipment Project works. Key Skills Required Mechanical Maintenance Trade Qualification. Ability to work in an FMCG Production team environment. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Safety focused including the ability to identify and resolve hazards across Engineering and Plant Operations. Key Job Responsibilities Ensuring priority response and resolution to any process line breakdowns/operating issues. Complete equipment repairs and servicing within allocated timeframes. Completion of all allocated tasks to the required quality and performance expectations. Implement engineering projects to ensure the plant is continually improving and meeting business needs. Maintaining site H&S and environmental systems and processes. Follow all applicable “Safety Always” behaviour when working as part of the engineering team. This is a great opputunity to make a strong contribution, and further develop yourself, across the wide range of workshop and general operations here at Hellers and most importantly you take enormous pride in delivering quality work - ensuring New Zealanders's continued celebration of everyday moments with great food! Specific Conditions for this role are: This is a night shift, working from 7:30pm till 5:30am This is a fixed night rostered shift, working 7 days on / 7 days off, based on an average of 30 hours per week Some avalibility needed outside of normal working hours as and when required. If you are highly organised, pocess the required skills and experience and have a strong work ethic, we would love to hear from you. Applications close: 28th August 2026 Hellers Limited is a safety conscious employer; pre-employment drug testing is mandatory for prospective candidates. Applicants for this position should have NZ Residency or a valid NZ Work Permit. #J-18808-Ljbffr