Maintenance Manager

Tip Top Ice Cream is a major player in the New Zealand ice cream industry with iconic brands that Kiwis love and trust. At Tip Top, we strive to be the best at everything we do. We are passionate about excellence and uphold high ethical standards. Our people own their work and our team, along with our brands, are our competitive advantage in FMCG. We recognise outstanding performance and reward your efforts. Teamwork, customer focus and quality are all key values we strive for everyday alongside having fun!

The opportunity

We are currently seeking a highly skilled, highly motivated Maintenance Manager based at our “Tip Top corner” Mount Wellington site.  Operating in a quality-focused production environment, this is a great opportunity to take that next career step to manage our team of maintenance technicians and ensure our site performs at its peak each day. You’ll be responsible for leading and coaching the maintenance team to deliver daily and strategic performance of the site. The Maintenance Manager is also a senior member of the Engineering Leadership team.

Key responsibilities in the role include:

• Ensure efficient and effective maintenance support for all manufacturing plants within your control to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in site business plans.
• Lead, motivate and build the capability of staff within the plant to deliver an engaged, high performing team aligned to the overall direction of the business.
• Be a passionate hands-on role model and leader for company initiatives to improve manufacturing and services performance of plant and site operations.
• Identify capital projects that provide sustainable revenue or eliminate waste and support efficient implementation.
• Ensure compliance with all laws and group policies and standards that are impacted by maintenance activities across the site.
• Understand and support the bottom-up budgeting process. Follow operating costs and capex requirements. Drive cost efficiency wherever possible.
• Creating a proactive health & safety culture that helps to ensure a safe workplace that meets all compliance requirements
• Proactively encourage and develop sustainable environmentally sound solutions that contribute to less waste and fully comply with all environmental standards.

What you’ll bring and develop

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be self-motivated and keen to learn. As a strong communicator and problem solver, you’ll be well organised and a great team player, ensuring you contribute positively to the team. Experience with refrigeration systems and helping others troubleshoot mechanical problems would also be advantageous.

Other key skills and experience include:

• A recognised engineering tertiary qualification (process, electrical, mechanical)
• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry
• Experience with financial budgets and business plans
• Strong people management and coaching abilities
• Limited EST registered an advantage
• Ability to work and manage rotational shift patterns
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, knowing when to ask for help and the ability identify root cause
• Computer literacy – knowledge of JDE is beneficial
• Solid maintenance/engineering experience preferably from within FMCG or a food manufacturing environment
• Full clean Class 1 driver’s license

Our story

Tip Top has been part of New Zealanders' lives for 90 years and we are proud to still be making the delicious ice cream products that every New Zealander loves. Tip Top is well known for its delicious product range and for its innovation and creativity. Forward-thinking and successful, Tip Top can offer you access to great resources and the potential to grow your career.

As part of the Froneri Family, we are the second largest ice cream manufacturer in the world, selling a staple of well-known ice cream brands in twenty-five countries. Froneri brings leadership and global expertise in ice cream, reaching into new ice cream markets, and new consumer products.

If you are looking to work for a company that is always working to find new ways to improve its business and excite the market, then Tip Top Ice Cream is for you.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We want great people who want to do great things, no matter their background, and we have an inclusive and diverse approach to recruitment.

Applications close 8th September 2026

Apply today and enter an environment that is committed to growth! What’s the best that could happen?

Unfortunately, we do not always have the time to respond to all applicants. Only candidates who match the required level of skills and experience will be contacted.