
Maintenance Supervisor
Job Description
Maintenance Supervisor
Mt Wellington, Auckland | Monday to Friday | Dayshift
Lead the Team. Drive Reliability. Keep Production Moving.
Our client is a well-established and respected manufacturer seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join their Mt Wellington operation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on maintenance leader who enjoys balancing team leadership, maintenance planning, and practical engineering work. You will play a key role in ensuring plant reliability, maximising equipment uptime, and supporting the ongoing success of a busy manufacturing site.
The role offers the chance to make a genuine impact within a business that values continuous improvement, strong leadership, and operational excellence.
What's in It for You?
- Monday to Friday role with consistent hours
- Opportunity to lead a skilled and established maintenance team
- A varied role combining leadership, planning, and hands-on engineering
- Join a well-established manufacturing business with a strong reputation in the industry
- Opportunity to demonstrate your capability and make a lasting impact within the organisation
- About the Role
Leading a team of three engineers, you'll be responsible for coordinating all maintenance activities across the site while ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
Key responsibilities include
- Leading, mentoring, and supporting a team of three maintenance engineers
- Planning, prioritising, and allocating maintenance work across the site
- Managing preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes
- Ensuring all maintenance activities are accurately recorded and maintained within the Mainti4 CMMS
- Coordinating maintenance shutdowns, repairs, and improvement projects
- Supporting breakdown response and fault finding to minimise downtime
- Working closely with Production and Operations teams to optimise plant performance
- Managing contractors and external service providers as required
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and efficiency
- Remaining hands-on and assisting with maintenance activities when needed
- About You
To be successful in this role you will bring
- Previous experience in a Maintenance Supervisor, Leading Hand, or Senior Maintenance position within a manufacturing environment
- A relevant trade qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Fitting & Turning, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- Strong experience planning and coordinating maintenance activities
- Previous exposure to CMMS systems, an understanding of Mainti4 would be advantageous
- Excellent fault-finding and troubleshooting capabilities
- Proven ability to lead and motivate a maintenance team
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- * A proactive, solutions-focused approach and willingness to lead from the front
- Apply Now
If you're an experienced maintenance professional who enjoys leading people, driving plant performance, and remaining hands-on where required, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV and take the next step in your maintenance leadership career.
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