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Maintenance Electrician

Silver Fern Farms External25 open roles

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Your applicationOpen nowMaintenance ElectricianSilver Fern Farms External · Christchurch, New Zealand

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13.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Silver Fern Farms External postings stay open a median of 13 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.3%7 days
  4. 21.3%14 days
  5. 35.7%30 days
  6. 59.1%60 days
This job: posted 6 days ago

Silver Fern Farms External median: 13 days open

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Job Description

Te Tūranga / About the Role

We're looking for a skilled and motivated Maintenance Electrician to join our Engineering team at Silver Fern Farms Belfast. This is a hands-on role responsible for providing electrical maintenance and technical support across our food production facilities, ensuring plant and equipment operate safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime. The role includes planned maintenance, breakdown response, electrical repairs, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Working closely with the Engineering Team Leader, production teams, contractors, and site support functions, you'll play a key role in maintaining critical plant assets while ensuring compliance with health and safety, food safety, and industry standards.

This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while supporting our purpose: Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs.

Shift Pattern: It is a weekly rotation - Primary - 5:30am for 9 hours, Secondary - 5:30 or 6am for 9 hours, Non production- 7am for 9 hours, Afternoon - 1pm for 9 hours, Nightshift - 4pm until finish.

Te Mahi / Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Leadership

  • Actively contribute as a valued member of the Engineering team.
  • Support a positive team culture and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Research, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as required.
  • Build strong working relationships across production, engineering and support teams.

Health, Safety & Compliance

  • Champion safe work practices and take responsibility for your own safety and the safety of others.
  • Follow all health and safety policies, procedures, and isolation requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with lockout procedures, confined space requirements, working at heights, hot work permits, and other safety protocols.
  • Identify, report and manage hazards to minimise workplace risks.
  • Adhere to food safety and hygiene requirements within a regulated food production environment.

Electrical Maintenance

  • Complete planned electrical maintenance activities to ensure equipment performs to specification.
  • Carry out repairs and maintenance to minimise equipment failures and production downtime.
  • Assist with the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
  • Maintain PLCs, variable speed drives, lighting systems, low-voltage distribution systems, instrumentation, and control systems.
  • Accurately record maintenance activities and completed tasks within relevant systems.
  • Complete work within agreed timeframes and available resources.

Breakdown & Fault-Finding

  • Respond to equipment breakdowns and faults promptly and effectively.
  • Diagnose and rectify electrical issues to restore production safely and efficiently.
  • Communicate effectively with production leaders regarding repair priorities and progress.
  • Support inventory awareness and spare parts management to enable timely repairs.
  • Provide feedback and recommendations to improve equipment reliability and performance.

Ōu Pūkenga / About You

You'll bring:

  • Current New Zealand Electrical Registration and Practising Licence.
  • Relevant electrical trade qualification and industry experience.
  • Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills in an industrial environment.
  • Experience with PLC and SCADA control and monitoring systems.
  • Sound understanding of electrical maintenance and plant equipment.
  • Knowledge of health and safety legislation and safe work practices.
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Strong computer literacy and attention to detail.
  • A practical, proactive approach with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

Experience within food manufacturing or a similar production environment would be advantageous, but more importantly, you'll be a dependable team player who takes pride in delivering safe, high-quality work.

Te Ahurea / Why Silver Fern Farms?

At Silver Fern Farms, goodness is at the heart of everything we do. As part of our Belfast team, you'll enjoy:

  • Discounted staff meat sales
  • Paid sick leave from day one
  • Subsidised health insurance
  • Confidential employee assistance programme (career planning, financial advice and counselling)
  • Free onsite parking
  • Uniform and PPE provided

You'll be joining a workplace that values care, respect, animal welfare, environmental responsibility, and the wellbeing of our people and communities.

Tono Mai / To Apply

If you're an experienced electrician looking for an opportunity to work in a large-scale manufacturing environment with industry-leading equipment and a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today. We assess applications as they come in, so don't delay. Click Apply below to submit your application.

Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds. We're committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. Come and create goodness with us.

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