Relocate to West Coast South Island
A well-established dairy processing company based in Hokitika is looking for an Electrical & Instrumentation Manager to lead their E&I team through an exciting period of investment in the discipline. This is a great opportunity to build a stronger electrical function on site, with the backing and mandate to do so.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Maintenance & Services Manager, this role leads a team of 10 direct reports across a large, complex dairy processing site. You'll be the technical voice for electrical across the business, working closely with Maintenance, Operations, Projects and the Automation team.
Responsibilities
Luke Atkinson on 04 333 0383 or [email protected]
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A well-established dairy processing company based in Hokitika is looking for an Electrical & Instrumentation Manager to lead their E&I team through an exciting period of investment in the discipline. This is a great opportunity to build a stronger electrical function on site, with the backing and mandate to do so.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Maintenance & Services Manager, this role leads a team of 10 direct reports across a large, complex dairy processing site. You'll be the technical voice for electrical across the business, working closely with Maintenance, Operations, Projects and the Automation team.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coach a team of 10, ensuring safe, compliant and reliable delivery of electrical and instrumentation maintenance across the site
- Provide technical leadership and decision support to electricians, the instrumentation technician and electrical reliability engineer
- Set and enforce quality standards for E&I work, including shutdown and project activities
- Manage compliance across hazardous areas, dossier requirements, and fire suppression systems
- Oversee machine guarding compliance across the site
- Work closely with the Automation team on PLC-related and packing robot electrical support
- Manage the site's calibration programme and I&C-related compliance
- Liaise with and audit the work of electrical contractors, particularly during the annual shutdown period and on capital projects
- Manage emergency and high-priority E&I work, including escalation, resourcing and follow-up
- Build a strong safety culture through visible leadership, coaching and competency development, including apprentice development
- Trade or degree qualified in electrical engineering; further qualification such as a diploma or I&C (instrumentation & control) training highly regarded
- EWRB registered - with ability to supervise apprentices
- Strong technical knowledge of electrical, instrumentation and control systems in an industrial environment
- Proven people leadership experience, ideally managing a team with a mix of experienced and developing staff
- Background in dairy, food processing or a similar regulated manufacturing environment preferred
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability
- High attention to detail with strong planning, documentation and CMMS discipline
- Willingness to relocate to or already based on the West Coast (Pending confirmation: relocation support
Luke Atkinson on 04 333 0383 or [email protected]
Technical Recruitment Solutions has been New Zealand's trusted recruitment specialist for industry since 1996.
All our jobs are listed at www.trs.co.nz
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