Maintenance Engineer

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.​

The role is based in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand (onsite role). Be part of a creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

The role requires an experienced 'hands on' individual who can work three or four 12 hour shifts per week, predominantly Monday to Friday, with every 4th week a night shift.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Responsible for the timely, efficient, and effective execution for preventative maintenance, faultfinding, and breakdown repairs on a range of manufacturing equipment.

• Supporting the Production team with setting up manufacturing equipment.

• Uphold an innovative approach to the position, with a view to improve efficiency in the operation and performance in all areas.

• Contribute to maintaining a zero LTI site.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Have a current New Zealand Electrical Practicing License.

• Trade qualification (minimum).

• Willingness to undertake shiftwork.

• Knowledge and experience in servicing equipment including - mechanical components, bearings, pneumatics, etc.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Minimum 2 years Food/FMCG manufacturing experience.

• Maintenance database experience.

• High level attention to detail.

• An enthusiastic, flexible team player with a high level of personal integrity.

• Excellent written & oral communication skills.

• Troubleshooting analysis skills.

• Ability to work autonomously and part of a team.

• Have full working rights in New Zealand.

Why Choose Us?

• Attractive remuneration and benefits including both Southern Cross Healthcare and Income Protection Insurance through AON.

• 5 Weeks Annual Leave and Birthday Leave

• Opportunity to do truly meaningful work in a supportive, constructive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talent.

• Commitment to diversity & inclusion, equal opportunity, and the environment.

Taura Natural Ingredients is a subsidiary of International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF). As a global leader in functional fruit ingredient manufacture, we inspire, innovate, and create ingredients on the latest international trends and desire for more natural, healthy, and authentic ingredients to go into everyday foods. Taura Natural Ingredients provide customer specific solutions for some of the best recognised consumer brands with world class production facilities in Mount Maunganui, and Belgium.

As part of Taura Natural Ingredients commitment to Health & Safety, the successful applicant will undergo a pre-employment medical and drug screening test.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more