Asset Team Lead

About the role

Silver Fern Farms is seeking an Asset Team Lead for its Finegand site in Balclutha. Reporting to the Engineering Operations Manager, you will shape asset management and optimisation across a busy, complex production environment, supporting major site expansion over the next few years.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and embed robust asset management and maintenance strategies across the site.
• Build trusted relationships with production, engineering, health & safety and other key teams.
• Ensure reliable facilities and equipment to meet changing market demands.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, simplify processes and reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with leaders to develop continuous‑improvement processes rather than reactive firefighting.

Required profile

• Approachable, adaptable and confident working with people at all levels.
• Passionate about reliability, maintenance planning and continuous improvement.
• Open‑minded and willing to challenge existing ways of working.
• Experience in asset management, maintenance or engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator who enjoys improving systems through teamwork.

Required skills

What we offer

• Heavily discounted staff meat sales on‑site.
• Paid sick leave from day one of employment.
• Confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling.
• Opportunity to influence asset design, management and maintenance during a period of growth.