Maintenance Engineer

Why this role matters

The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer plays a pivotal role in keeping our plant running safely, efficiently, and at peak performance. You'll ensure that our production equipment operates reliably and consistently, supporting manufacturing and packing operations that meet the highest standards of safety and GMP compliance. While your primary focus will be on production assets, the role also provides limited support for utilities, including responding to BMS alarms to maintain overall plant reliability. Your technical expertise and problem-solving mindset will drive continuous improvement, optimise performance, and strengthen our culture of operational excellence.

What you'll do

• Ensure all activities are performed safely and in compliance with site safety standards and procedures.
• Maintain equipment and documentation in line with quality and GMP requirements.
• Take full ownership of production equipment reliability and performance.
• Lead and facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate recurring breakdowns and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Execute and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
• Respond quickly to equipment issues, troubleshoot effectively, and restore reliable operation.
• Respond to BMS alarms and provide basic utilities system coverage as part of site reliability support.
• Maintain and update engineering documentation, including SOPs, EWIs, and maintenance plans.
• Manage critical spare parts, maintenance data, and reliability metrics to support long-term equipment performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, and equipment reliability.
• Provide technical input to upgrades or improvement activities as required.

What you'll bring

• 3+ years in industrial maintenance or plant engineering, skilled with mechanical, pneumatic, and production machinery.
• Engineering Trade Test Certificate or relevant tertiary qualification.
• Hold an Electrical Service Technician (EST) licence or registration with the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) is desired, if not, we will help you to become a licenced professional.
• Troubleshoot, optimise, and maintain equipment for efficiency, safety, and compliance.
• Experienced in planned maintenance, mechatronics and automation, and practical engineering across facilities.
• Skilled in electrical systems, automation, PLCs, and instrument control.
• Tech-savvy with strong Health & Safety, GMP, and security awareness.
• Excellent communicator, self-driven, organised, and solution focused.
• Committed to quality, continuous improvement, and making an impact.
• Ability to work on a rotating shift roster.

Why join us?

• Award-winning culture - Join a team that's genuinely a great place to work (and we've got the awards to prove it).
• Career growth - We're big on developing our people and promoting from within.
• Extra leave - After six years with us, you'll get five weeks of annual leave.
• Parental perks - Get 16 weeks of top-up payments during your parental leave.
• Security matters - We've got you covered with life and income protection insurance.
• Feel good with THRIVE - Our wellbeing program helps you be your best, inside and out.
• Exclusive discounts - Enjoy special deals on big-name brands like Clinicians, BraveFace, Avene, Ego, and more.

About Us

At Douglas, we're more than just a company—we're a community of people driven to make a difference. We're proud to be one of New Zealand's biggest pharmaceutical success stories, and we're growing globally. Privately owned and future-focused, our team of 700 includes scientists, engineers, and all kinds of experts, working together to create high-quality healthcare products that help people around the world.

Come join us on this mission to improve lives

Next Steps

If you're invited to complete a video interview as the next stage of your application, we'd love you to embrace it. Video interviews allow more people the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to the hiring manager in a new and innovative way, giving you a better chance of securing your ideal role. Relax, be yourself and don't worry, we all feel a bit awkward in front of the camera.