Lead Technician – High‑Performance Butter & Powder Packing Lines

About the role

Step into a role where your expertise truly makes an impact. As the Packing Technician Lead, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring the seamless, safe, and high‑performing operation of all packing equipment at our Hokitika site.

You’ll take ownership of a diverse and critical portfolio of assets — from Butter WAL and Benhil machines to GEA Avapac and Technopak powder packing lines, along with advanced JMP robotic systems — keeping them running at peak performance.

Leading a capable and committed team across a 24/7 shift environment, you’ll bring hands‑on technical leadership to the floor. Your influence will drive asset reliability, operational excellence, and continuous loss reduction, while shaping a high‑performing culture built on capability and accountability.

Collaboration is key. Working closely with production, engineering, and site stakeholders, y...