Position Description
Our Co-operativeTe Matapuna toa takitiniFonterra's strength is in the collectiveWe are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Our rich history is built on farming families working together to share the natural goodness of our dairy with the world.Collaboration, innovation, and passion was the cornerstone of our creation and something we continue to value today through our commitment to care for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk. Our milk creates goodness through nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients that are loved here in New Zealand and around the world.About the opportunity Our Lichfield site sits in the heart of the Waikato, manufacturing a range of products including whole milk powder, whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate used in medical and nutritional products as well as a range of award winning cheeses exported internationally to a global market! We are looking for an experienced Electrician to join our fast-paced and innovative Lichfield site where you'll be a key member of our high performing Maintenance Team, focusing on Electrical & Instrumentation maintenance and breakdown services across the site. In this role, you will utilise your extensive industrial electrical experience and problem-solving skills to navigate changing work priorities to fault find and repair breakdowns. You will also plan and implement preventative maintenance initiatives to ensure our site performs at its peak each day. Other areas of focus include high voltage, instrumentation, process control and automation.This is a permanent opportunity with a mix of shifts with an on-call element giving you an excellent work life balance. About you We are looking for an individual who has a natural ability at coping with change, you'll remain calm under pressure when responding to unplanned breakdowns and will confidently troubleshoot issues as they occur. With your forward-thinking drive and ability to achieve results you'll have plenty of scope to drive continuous improvement on equipment with some of our industry's cutting edge automated technology. You'll be a strong problem solver with strong attention and excellent communication skills that will see you working collaboratively within the team and across the site.We want to hear from you if you have:A New Zealand Electrical Registration with a current practising licence.Experience in industrial electrical maintenance functions such as equipment repair, failure analysis to root cause and preventative maintenance.Exposure to a fast-paced automated and industrial environment.Hands on experience with PLC automation systems and instrumentation.Great computer literacy skills and ideally experience with SAP.Experience within the food, dairy or farming industry is highly desirable.If this sounds like you and you're looking to further your career with Fonterra, apply now!