Maintenance Engineer – Tuakau

Van Den Brink Poultry have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team at our primary processing site in Tuakau. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will work across a wide variety of preventative and reactive maintenance tasks and provide hands‑on support across plant and production equipment - including daily start‑up and shut‑down activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, problem‑solving, and the pace of a food manufacturing environment. You’ll develop and apply a wide range of maintenance skills while playing a key role in keeping our operations running safely and efficiently.

Hours: Monday - Friday, 5:00am -1:30pm + occasional rostered Saturdays

About the Role

• Preventative maintenance across machinery and production equipment
• Responding to breakdowns and troubleshooting faults
• Machine setting and adjustments to optimise performance
• Supporting start‑up and shut‑down processes
• Working with fast‑moving machinery
• Planned servicing of machinery

What We’re Looking For

• Mechanical experience in FMCG, food, or other process‑flow industries
• Strong diagnostic, fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills
• Mechanical NZCE apprenticeship or similar overseas equivalent (preferred)
• Strong focus on Health & Safety and continuous improvement
• Welding experience is an advantage
• Forklift experience while not a requirement would be advantageous

Why Join Us?

Van Den Brink Poultry has been a trusted name in NZ food production for over 70 years. We value teamwork, quality, and people who get stuck in.

Apply now and bring your skills to a fast‑paced, supportive team!

Applicants must be eligible to work in NZ and pass pre-employment drug/alcohol screening.