Engineering Manager

 Location: Ōtāhuhu, Auckland

Type of Contract: Full-time Permanent

As DB's Engineering Manager, you will lead the Maintenance & Engineering team at Waitemata Brewery, driving reliability, safety, and sustainability across all operations. You’ll shape and execute short- and long-term maintenance strategies, champion continuous improvement through HEINEKEN’s World Class Manufacturing program, and manage projects up to $1 million. Acting as the brewery’s engineering expert, you’ll ensure compliance with New Zealand legislation, optimise asset performance, and embed a culture of teamwork and growth. Your role is pivotal in transforming the brewery into a world-class manufacturing site—delivering high-quality products, reducing environmental impact, and building capability for the future.

Key Accountabilities:

As a key member of the Brewery leadership team, you’ll play a critical role in driving operational excellence and reliability. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leadership & Collaboration: Provide engineering expertise and share accountability for overall site performance.
• Strategic Maintenance Planning: Develop and execute short-term and long-term maintenance strategies to ensure sustainable, reliable operations.
• Team Development: Lead and engage the Engineering & Maintenance team, fostering a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, and adherence to Heineken People practices.
• Safety & Compliance: Champion safety, food safety, sustainability initiatives, and ensure compliance with New Zealand legislation for critical operations.
• Operational Excellence: Manage maintenance planning, spare parts, supplier relationships, and the repairs and maintenance budget.
• Continuous Improvement & Projects: Drive World Class Manufacturing initiatives and lead CAPEX projects, including brewery projects up to $1 million.
• Systems & Data Management: Oversee communication, data systems, and preventative maintenance through a computerised maintenance management system.

What you will bring with you:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience:

• 10+ years in technical/operational leadership with proven ability to lead and motivate teams.
• 3–5 years in maintenance or operations, ideally within FMCG.
• Minimum 3 years in maintenance planning/scheduling and/or spare parts management.

• Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong project management and familiarity with CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems).
• Expertise in continuous improvement methodologies (TPM, Lean, Six Sigma).
• Solid understanding of maintenance, engineering, supply chain, and inventory processes.
• Ability to set priorities, manage suppliers, and optimise workflows across Operations, Procurement, and Maintenance.

Join a world-class team and lead engineering excellence at one of New Zealand’s leading breweries. Apply now!

Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.

When you join DB Breweries, you join the global HEINEKEN whānau, where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, contribute their ideas, learn, and grow as part of one of the largest beer and cider brewing companies in the world spanning 70 countries. 

We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer.  We offer a great range of employee benefits and positive culture which includes:

• Free health, life and income protection insurances.
• 5% employer contribution to your Kiwisaver.
• Free monthly allowance of beer, RTDs, cider or zero alcohol beverages.
• Up to 50% employee discount at Star Hospitality venues.
• ‘Enjoyment of Life' leave (an extra day each year to do something you enjoy).
• A range of other benefits including generous parental leave provisions, free confidential counselling support, digital wills, feminine hygiene products, retail discounts and more.
• Free learning and wellbeing tools and leadership development programmes.
• As a member of Mind The Gap, we’re committed to addressing gender pay gaps and we’ve also supported the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.
• Free parking.