Jack Link’s NZ is the No. 1 Jerky brand world worldwide. We manufacture high quality meat snacks supplying both local and export markets.

Position: Team Leader - Engineers

Report to: Engineering Manager

Welcome to Our Team!

Are you ready to join a dynamic and passionate team? We're excited to invite you to be a part of our family as a Team Leader for Engineers! At our company, we believe in fostering a culture of excellence and innovation while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.

Your Purpose:

As a Team Leader, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring that our plant and equipment operate at their best, all while promoting a safe and efficient working environment in line with Good Manufacturing Practice principles. Your mission will be to lead a talented team, facilitate communication between production and engineering, and drive continuous improvements to meet our production service, quality, and cost targets.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Collaborating with the Chief Engineer to prepare the yearly department budget.
• Being the go-to person for managing our Engineering maintenance team, including coordinating daily work schedules, vacations, and sick days.
• Keeping an eye on the need for additional resources and acting proactively.
• Celebrating completed work while conducting evaluations of your amazing team members.
• Leading the charge in organizing engaging training sessions for the team.
• Hosting lively team meetings where we share information and address organizational matters.
• Providing direct supervision, timely communication, and unwavering support to your dedicated team members.
• Skillfully assigning and updating task priorities to minimize equipment downtimes and reduce material waste.
• Leading the way in scheduling and executing maintenance work orders to meet our site and maintenance objectives.
• Regularly reviewing preventive and predictive maintenance programs in collaboration with our fantastic engineering and production teams.
• Setting up and monitoring programs for critical equipment analysis and condition monitoring techniques.
• Managing maintenance processes and related improvements to ensure our production equipment runs reliably and complies with industry standards.
• Making invaluable recommendations to enhance our department's performance and efficiency, based on downtime cause reports.
• Assisting our production group in tackling technical challenges and operational issues.
• Conducting routine checks to ensure our manufacturing equipment operates safely and in line with Jack Links' top-notch safety and quality policies.
• Actively participating in our Business As Usual (BAU) delivery and monitoring efforts.
• Being on the ball when it comes to escalating problems and incidents to the head of the Department.
• Collaborating with our Health & Safety team to ensure that all tasks follow robust risk assessments and safe work practices.
• Nurturing and upholding our safety-first culture to ensure the well-being and productivity of our incredible associates on your designated shift.
• Maintaining a food-safe environment by diligently enforcing safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and processing and packaging procedures.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Previous experience in a leadership role (at least 5 years), demonstrating your ability to lead a team to greatness.
• A relevant trade qualification that showcases your expertise.
• A remarkable track record with 10+ years of experience in the Engineering field.
• Previous experience in food manufacturing highly desirable.
• Proactive and confident work style with a desire to roll up your sleeves and get involved.

Your Superpowers:

• Strong Instrumentation control knowledge
• Able to identify and solve problems
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure
• Good understanding of multi-cultural workforce
• The ability to analyze and process high volumes of data and documentation on a daily basis
• Good Microsoft skills
• The flexibility to adapt to changing schedules and work hours.

In return, we offer the following benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Free on-site carparking
• Company life insurance & serious care health insurance for you and your family (children under 19 years of age)
• Conditional salary bonus
• Job security - we operated all the way through lockdowns
• A supportive team and an inclusive environment to work in
• Staff discounts on our Meat Snack Products!

What's Next?

If you are interested in this role, click "APPLY NOW" or send your CV directly to [email protected]. To discuss further about this opportunity, please email [email protected], or dial 027 323 6508.

Currently we are not accepting any overseas applications.

Jack Link’s NZ Ltd requires all applications to have eligibility to work in New Zealand. Successful candidates will be required to complete pre-employment checks which include a medical test and a criminal convictions check.