- Permanent full-time opportunity with a leading global agribusiness
- Lead maintenance strategy across multiple NZ sites
- Key role driving safety, reliability and performance

Are you an experienced maintenance professional looking for an prospect to make a real impact across a national operation? Bunge is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator to lead maintenance planning, contractor management, asset reliability, and compliance across our New Zealand sites.

Role can be based in Auckland with flexibility for other locations, including Te Awamutu.

About the role

As Maintenance Coordinator, you will take ownership of maintenance activities across multiple operational sites including our import stores and maize drying facilities. You will coordinate preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance programs, oversee contractor performance and ensure maintenance compliance aligns with company standards and regulatory requirements.

You will also play a key role in asset reliability and CMMS governance, using data and maintenance insights to drive operational performance and minimise downtime.

This is a highly autonomous role where you'll work closely with operational teams, contractors and regional engineering resources to ensure our assets are maintained safely, efficiently and reliably. You'll be responsible for driving maintenance standards, improving asset performance, managing maintenance budgets and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Duties

- Lead maintenance planning and execution across NZ operations
- Develop and manage preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance programs
- Manage contractor performance, safety and compliance
- Partner with site teams to maximise asset reliability and minimise downtime
- Drive CMMS governance, maintenance reporting and asset data integrity




- Monitor maintenance budgets and identify cost improvement opportunities
- Support site shutdowns, capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives
- Conduct asset performance reviews and lead root cause investigations

About you

- Trade qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or a related discipline
- Experience in a maintenance planning, maintenance coordination, reliability or supervisory role
- Demonstrated experience managing maintenance activities across multiple sites
- Strong contractor management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Sound knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems and asset reliability principles
- Experience managing maintenance budgets and driving cost-effective outcomes
- Strong understanding of health and safety requirements, contractor management and permit-to-work systems
- Excellent problem-solving, organisational and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and Outlook
- Current New Zealand Driver's Licence and willingness to travel between sites as required

About us

Bunge connects farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world.

Our industry-leading network of storage, drying and portside facilities spans across New Zealand. Through these uniquely placed assets we import, store and distribute food and feed commodities and operate drying facilities for locally grown maize.



We handle approximately two million tonnes of product per year across our agriculture business. Our assets are strategically placed throughout the North and South Island allowing us to coordinate efficient deliveries to our customers.

As one of New Zealand’s largest importers of agricultural commodities, we source quality products from key global markets including South East Asia, South America, USA, Australia, Europe, and the Black Sea.

By joining Bunge, you will enjoy a varied and interesting career and make a difference to local farmers and the communities we operate in.

In mid-2025, Bunge and Viterra combined, creating a premier agribusiness solutions with around 34,000 employees globally.

Benefits

As well as providing an empowering culture, Bunge promotes a range of employee benefits including:

- Paid Birthday Leave
- Tool of Trade vehicle
- Years of service recognition
- Primary and secondary carer paid parental leave
- Employee assistance program – access to confidential and free support

Ready to make your mark in a rewarding career with Bunge? Apply today and help us shape the future of agriculture.

How to apply

To apply for the position please click on ‘Apply’ at the bottom of the page or for further information please contact Manager Reliability, Travis Taylor on +61 8 8304 5058.

Applications close 11:45pm Sunday 29 November 2026

Please note we are not accepting recruitment agency applications at this time.

Please note that we may close this advertisement early if a suitable candidate is found before the listed closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Bunge is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Attachments:
- 2026.10 - Maintenance Coordinator PD - VACANT.pdf
- Bunge Collection Notice.pdf

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