D3 Asset Lead – Waitoa

About the role

The D3 Asset Lead will provide hands‑on leadership, mentoring and coaching to drive the site’s strategy and world‑class standards in health and safety, food safety, quality, employee engagement, asset management, continuous improvement, sustainability and customer service.

Key responsibilities

• Lead daily asset care and maintenance prioritisation across the plant.
• Drive eRTT (problem‑solving focused on plant stability and reliability) processes.
• Lead root‑cause problem‑solving for chronic losses.
• Create, maintain and execute the plant’s maintenance plan.
• Coach teams in defect handling and reliability practices.
• Define and maintain equipment base‑condition standards.
• Support the Plant Manager with day‑to‑day operational tasks.
• Assist in upholding validation requirements in manufacturing operations.

Required profile

• Proven experience in a similar asset‑care or reliability‑improvement role.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and lean manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coach maintenance teams.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in planning, risk, cost and compliance management is highly regarded.

Required skills

• Asset management
• Reliability engineering
• Lean manufacturing
• Maintenance planning
• Risk and compliance management

What we offer

• Opportunity to work in a world‑leading dairy ingredient plant.
• Hands‑on leadership role with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborative environment that values care, contribution and growth.