Machine Operator
Trade · Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand · Full-Time · $70,000/yr
Machines are your thing? Here is a production job in Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand, where proven skills can lead to specialist work. The employer runs a packaging operation and wants an experienced Machine Operator who knows industrial equipment and keeps output on track.
Practical ability is what counts. Be ready to prove past work running machinery, adjusting it, diagnosing faults and holding production to a consistent standard. New equipment is arriving and the site is adding automation.
Your know-how will be used to improve how the machines run, not just to operate them. In time, this position may become a specialist one centred on packaging machinery, automation and optimising production.
Tip: gather evidence of your machinery work, translated into English if the visa rules require it.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate the packaging and production machinery in a safe, efficient way
- Get equipment set up and ready before each run, handle changeovers between products, and fine-tune settings
- Keep an eye on machines throughout each run, tracking product quality and running conditions, and act when performance drops
- Notice stoppages, faults or odd machine behaviour and fix problems with hands-on mechanical know-how
- Handle regular cleaning, lubrication and simple maintenance
- Record production details and complete the operational documents required
- Stick to quality, food safety and health and safety rules at work
- Lend a hand with kegging, packaging, warehousing and shifting finished goods
- Assist as new machines are installed and commissioned, and with testing and fine-tuning automated equipment
- Suggest changes that mean fewer stoppages and better machine output
- Help production flow without interruption
- Take responsibility for how your assigned equipment runs and the condition it is in
Requirements & Eligibility
- At least 2 years' relevant manufacturing or machine operating experience
- Proven background on industrial or production machinery, working as a Machine Operator, Production Operator or in a similar job
- Solid hands-on mechanical knowledge and strong troubleshooting
- Can set machinery up and adjust it accurately
- Can pick up equipment faults and investigate why they happen
- Has done basic mechanical maintenance and equipment care
- Puts workplace safety and production quality first
- Careful eye for detail when monitoring machines and checking finished goods
- Practical and hands-on; can work alone and own how the machines perform
- Keen on automation, modern machinery and production technology
- Experience in beverage or food production, bottling, canning or packaging is advantageous
- Can supply evidence that backs up relevant production and machinery experience
- Willingness to move to Otago and build a long-term New Zealand career
- Eligible international applicants may be considered for sponsorship
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