Maintenance Electrician Required In Silver Fern Farm, New Zealand

Job Description

At Silver Fern Farms, we are embedding sustainability into all we do. Our commitment, and follow-through, on our material issues are a key way we are delivering on our purpose and making sure we do the right thing by our customers who increasingly want to know that their red meat is sustainably produced. This demands not merely doing less harm, but doing greater good by ultimately enhancing the ecosystems, communities and places we operate in. Our Sustainability Action Plan – Good by Nature is designed to support and accelerate Silver Fern Farms’ transformation to the world’s most trusted, nature positive producer and deliver on our purpose of creating goodness from the farms the world needs.

Reflecting our action-orientated approach, we have committed to a range of bold initiatives to drive our vision, respond to consumer and market trends, and position Silver Fern Farms as a leader in sustainable food production in a rapidly changing world.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity at our Finegand site for a motivated and skilled Electrical Tradesperson to join our large team in 2025. Regardless of if you are coming from a commercial background and looking to upskill into industrial or have industrial electrical expertise and are looking for the path forward in your career, our largest site in the South Island and fantastic, like minded engineering team, could be just the vehicle to take you there.

This role is critical in providing electrical services, including the installation and day to day maintenance/ reliability of our ranging industrial equipment, as well as project work both now and in the future.

About You:

The successful applicant will have the following skills and attributes:

• Current NZ electrical registration and practicing license
• Excellent general knowledge of electrical repair and maintenance
• Ability to analyze problems and implement effective solutions on a timely basis
• Be self-motivated and capable of working both independently and within a large team
• Computer literacy and PLC experience would be a distinct advantage

If you are interested in using your electrical skills on a large industrial site, and like the idea of working for a proud and progressive food processing company, we look forward to hearing from you. As a group we pride ourselves on growing our team from within, and are offering dual trading opportunities, paths towards leadership and a stable, safe, long-term environment for your career to flourish.