Maintenance Technician

  • All Posting Locations: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, NZ
  • Job Functions: Manufacturing
  • Date Published: July 31, 2025
  • Ref#: R-95209

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About the Role

Job Description

Maintenance Technician – King Street

Join Our Team as a Maintenance Technician at Heinz Watties!

  • Amazing opportunities for professional development and training to enhance your skills and knowledge

  • Competitive rate and benefits package

  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment

The Company

At Kraft Heinz, we're a company that's passionate about food, people, and the planet. We're one of the world's leading food companies, with a portfolio of iconic brands that bring joy and nourishment to millions of people around the world.

Our culture is built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We empower our people to take ownership of their work, to experiment, and to innovate. We celebrate our successes and learn from our failures. And we're always looking for talented and passionate individuals to join our team and help us shape the future of food.

The Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Maintenance Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in mechanical and electrical maintenance, with experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will be responsible for performing preventative maintenance, fault finding, and repairs on our packaging lines, as well as providing technical support to our production staff.

This role operates on a rotating shift schedule – see below.

Week 1: 6:00am – 2:00pm

Week 2: 2:00pm – 10:00pm

Week 3: 10:00pm – 6:00am

Week 4: 7:00am – 4:00pm

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform preventative maintenance and fault finding on machinery and equipment

  • Carry out breakdowns and repairs in a timely and efficient manner

  • Assist with machine and product changeovers

  • Share knowledge and expertise with colleagues

  • Generate and implement new ideas for improvement

We're looking for someone with:

  • Fitter/Turner Machinist qualification

  • Mechanical and/or electrical qualification

  • Knowledge of food-related machinery, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, and PLC programming

  • Experience in a FMCG environment (desirable)

  • Experience on a high-speed packaging line (desirable)

  • Basic welding experience (desirable)

  • High-speed packaging line experience (desirable)

  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

  • Strong communication and teamwork skills

Why Join Us?

At Kraft Heinz, we believe in fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Our King Street maintenance team offers a small, close-knit team environment where you can make a real difference while enjoying the benefits of being part of a global company with plenty of opportunities for growth and development.

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're passionate about food, people, and the planet, and you're looking for a career that's both challenging and rewarding, we invite you to join our team. We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, opportunities for growth and development, and a chance to make a real difference in the world.

We're an Equal Opportunity Employer!

Kraft Heinz is an equal opportunity employer, and we're committed to providing a workplace that's free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including:

  • People with disabilities

  • Women

  • Visible minorities

  • Indigenous peoples

  • LGBTQIA+ individuals

  • Veterans

Location(s)

King Street

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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Discovering what’s next in food using Python, Azure ML and Alteryx. Building and designing apps. Improving our supply chain.

We’re bringing agility to beloved brands across the globe — making life delicious for our customers and communities, today and tomorrow.

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In Human Resources, we’re finding and developing great talent to continue our legacy. We’re here for every colleague, for their performance and their wellbeing.

Together, we’re helping everyone to grow their own way.

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Our Manufacturing team is a fully-integrated end-to-end supply chain. We’re the backbone of Kraft Heinz. The people behind the products, delivering the highest quality and value.

Whether you’re a seasoned manufacturing veteran or new to the world of plants, there’s tons of opportunity for career growth and development.

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Our Marketing team are the voice of our consumers. Connecting the right people, to the right products, with the right messages and campaigns.

We’re the architects of category growth, making sure our brands are front and center — winning the battle for attention in the minds of people everywhere.

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Creators

Our Research and Development team creates high-quality products that push the boundaries of what’s possible. Innovation is what gets us up in the morning!

Whether you want to develop your technical skills or grow as a people manager, there’s a place for you here to advance your career.

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Connectors

Our Sales team drives multibillion dollar distribution strategies. And we do this across channels and across the whole world!

We thrive wherever consumers can meet iconic and innovative brands — in retail, on-trade, and B2B. We’re the closest people to our customers, getting our products to the right people, in the right places.

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About Us

Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage.  Our emerging and iconic food and beverage brands deliver the best taste, fun, and quality to every table we touch. Worldwide.

We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. Consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress. As we drive innovation company-wide.

Our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We believe in being good humans — working to improve our company, communities, and planet.

We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more thrilled about where we’re headed as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.

Why Us

We grow our people to grow our business. We champion great people who bring ambition, curiosity, and high performance to the table as the guardians of our iconic and nostalgic brands.

Good isn’t good enough. We choose greatness every day by making bold decisions and challenging what’s ordinary. All while celebrating our wins – and failures – as we work together to transform the future of food.

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