Planning & Inventory Control Engineer

Working with Us

ARYZTA is an international food company headquartered in Switzerland, holding a leading global position the bakery industry across Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. We manufacture and supply fresh bakery products to major retailers, food service providers, and quick service restaurants and our commitment to our customers and passion for good food have allowed us to grow into one of the largest specialty bakery companies in the world.

ARYZTA is for people who are passionate about what they do and doing it well. We take pride in our high quality, delicious food and in our leading position as the world's number one frozen bakery.

The Role

A rare opportunity has become available for a Planning & Inventory Control Engineer to join the team based in our industrial bakery in Glenfield, Auckland (North Shore).

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager NZ, the Planning & Inventory Control Engineer will play a pivotal role in planning, coordinating and directing the NZ Engineering function activities. The role is focused on optimising inventory management, enhancing operational efficiency, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to support business performance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with operations, purchasing, and materials management.
• Manage work orders using the computerized maintenance management system (MEX)
• Update equipment and preventative maintenance plans in MEX Plant Maintenance.
• Identify and obtain materials, requisition orders, and kits as per procedures.
• Estimate costs for work orders, including direct labor, materials, and total cost.
• Verify availability of parts, materials, and tools before scheduling jobs.
• Liaise with engineers for scheduled maintenance, ordering components, consumables, equipment, and tools.
• Identify critical component needs and establish safe stock requirements in MEX.
• Ensure optimal stock levels and up-to-date MSDS forms for lubricants and chemicals.
• Optimize existing PMs with detailed information and establish organized spare parts storage.
• Support engineering during breakdown situations as needed.
• Support and actively participate in plant operation planning, evaluation, and problem-solving.

About You

We are seeking a Planning & Inventory Control Engineer who is results-driven, highly organized, detail-oriented and prepared to be hands on when required.

To be successful in the role, you’ll bring:

• A certificate in Mechanical or Electrical trade
• 3+ years of Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally in FMCG/food industry
• Competent following engineering schematic drawings
• Demonstrable competence in fault finding skills on mechanical, pneumatic equipment
• Basic level Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS ideally MEX) and Microsoft Office skills;
• High safety standards
• Proven problem solver with ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Experience and knowledge of welding, electricity, pneumatics, steam and gear reducers will be advantageous

To be considered for this role, having full working rights in New Zealand will be a requirement.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, with flexibility to support weekend work as required.

Your Application

If this sounds like you and you are ready to take on a rare and career defining opportunity, we would like to hear from you now! Please APPLY ONLINE or email ***email_hidden*** for more information.