Engineering Manager - Levin

Engineering Manager

Levin Manawatu
OJI Fibre Solutions is one of New Zealand's leading manufacturers and suppliers of packaging solutions to a wide range of industries throughout the country.  Our customers include blue chip manufacturers and marketers of packaging products to the food, primary produce and industrial sectors.  Based at our Corrugated Case business in Levin, we provide innovative and high quality cardboard packaging to many progressive clients mainly in the dairy, horticulture, meat, industrial and food sectors.

Reporting to the Facility Manager, this role will take full responsibility to lead a team of shift based mechanical and electrical staff. This is a demand driven, high speed, and high-volume production environment. We require someone that has the technical nouse, but more importantly outstanding leadership and influencing skills to drive performance improvement and to expertly implement sound reliability initiatives across the business.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Proven leadership experience combined with strong influencing and communication skills with the ability to direct a team towards common goals
• Proven success in Reliability-centred maintenance (RCM)
• Sound knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques
• CMMS experience
• Highly Customer focused
• Strong H&S emphasis
• Project Management
• Strategic thinker with an emphasis on continuous improvement
• A relevant Mechanical or Electrical tertiary or trade qualification
• Experience within packaging, manufacturing, FMCG or similar industry preferred. 
• Computer literate and proficient at MS Office applications

Your responsibilities include:

• Focus on machine reliability and efficient use of staffing resource to optimise results
• Management of the Preventative Maintenance Programme and on-going evaluation
• Budget management
• Evaluating improvement opportunities that require additional CAPEX Focus on H&S and Implementation of initiatives
• Maintaining and developing Supplier & Contractor relationships

On offer:

• Competitive Salary
• 7.5% benefits package:  superannuation, medical insurance, life and income protection insurance
• On-site parking

Please apply online with your CV detailing your suitability to be considered for this key role and note that in accordance with company policy, the successful candidate for this role will be required to undergo pre-employment medical, drug\, police and credit checking at our expense.

We urge you to apply early as we don’t work to fixed closing dates.

You must be legally entitled to work in NZ to apply for this role.  No Agencies please.

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