Rheem is a trusted New Zealand house-hold name when it comes to heating the hot water we all love to use in many ways. As market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of electric water heating appliances, Rheem is on an exciting journey to help facilitate New Zealand’s transition to a sustainable and carbon neutral future. We have a strategy to achieve this already in place and are in the exciting early stages of implementation. Part of this journey will be revitalising the Rheem brand as we introduce new and exciting sustainable water heating options to New Zealand homes and businesses.

The opportunity:

We’re excited to be recruiting an Engineering Foreman for our friends at Rheem. This is a multi-faceted role overseeing a team of three maintenance Fitters across activities with the maintenance of the Water Heater plant.

As a leader, your ability to coordinate resources to meet plant priorities is paramount. Ensuring machinery runs at an optimal level that safeguards the efficiency of the overall plant operations will be one of the biggest challenges! In order to achieve that your planning processes and other preventative measures that need to be implemented will ensure that we reduce breakdowns and potential disruption maintaining reliability. In addition, you’re also responsible for the fabrication and commissioning of new or modified plant machinery. Rheem is focused on continuous improvement to meet future demands.

Finally, Health and Safety practices are front and centre, and a firm hand across the company’s policies and safe work practices means that benchmarks are promoted, understood, implemented, and maintained at all times.

About you:

You bring a level of engineering expertise and workmanship to the role backed by a relevant trade qualification. With at least 5 years’ experience preferably within FMCG, your dedication to getting the job done, backed by a can-do attitude is obvious to everyone around you. Your ability to prioritise workflow under pressure when the demands are high requires a logical and steady hand that will allow you to form practical solutions quickly against requirements and or other issues as they arise. You are also able to forge proactive relationships quickly with your cross-functional peers that gain you the respect and advocacy across various teams to get the job done!

As a people leader, you lead by example and can understand what it means to take your team along the journey and the part they play in future successes. Equally as important is your investment in your people, you love to lead and understand what means to develop your team to grow and be the best that they can be.

What’s on offer

We are fun, family orientated, and supportive. A flexible work approach that supports your work-life balance, coupled with career development pathways, a competitive salary, medical insurance, and increased kiwi saver contributions. What more could you ask for? Apply today.

Note: Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and are required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test. On-going random drug testing is carried out.

If this sounds like you, apply now with a CV and cover letter.