Reliability & Planning Manager

Lead reliability strategy at one of NZ’s most iconic dairy manufacturers and drive world-class asset performance.

The Opportunity

Westland Milk Products, part of the global Yili Oceania group, is seeking an experienced Reliability & Planning Manager to lead site-wide reliability, maintenance strategy, and planning functions.

This senior leadership role combines technical expertise, people leadership, and continuous improvement to optimise asset performance, reduce downtime, and support safe, efficient operations.

• Develop and deliver site reliability and maintenance strategy
• Analyse asset performance and drive loss elimination and downtime reduction
• Lead root cause problem elimination (RCPE) for major failures
• Strengthen preventive & predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs
• Own asset lifecycle and critical asset strategies
• Lead planni...