Shift Boiler Operator (Skilled)

• Join Season's Best as a Shift Boiler Operator and take advantage of generous staff discounts & perks, great training opportunities to further your knowledge and great working conditions.
• Join a 100% New Zealand owned company with an international reputation for quality
• Opportunities for growth with opportunities across multiple brands and locations

About the role

We are looking for a skilled Shift Boiler Operator to join our team at our Ashburton plant. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient generation of steam required for our manufacturing processes. You will contribute directly to plant performance by monitoring critical systems, maintaining accurate operational records, and ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and health & safety frameworks.

This role is essential to maintaining uninterrupted production operations.

Our industrial boiler system operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to support continuous manufacturing demand. The only periods where steam is unavailable are during strictly controlled, pre-planned maintenance shutdowns, which are essential to ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the steam plant.

Based on your experience and qualifications, your pay will range from $36.05 - $50.47 per hour. You will be working on a shift roster pattern 4 ON 4 OFF, 12-hour shifts and will be either working on Day or Night shift based on the team requirement. A night shift allowance of $22.50 per shift will be paid for any nights worked.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and monitor industrial steam boiler systems that support continuous 24/7, year‑round production, ensuring stable and reliable steam supply while incorporating planned and preventative maintenance cycles.
• Patrol, inspect, and verify the performance of plant and utilities equipment during each shift, responding immediately to any variations or abnormalities to prevent production downtime.
• Analyse boiler readings, water chemistry trends, and system performance data; document findings, escalate issues, and take corrective actions to maintain safe and optimal operating conditions.
• Maintain accurate written and electronic records, including shift logs, operational data, maintenance requests, and quality/inspection documentation required for audits and regulatory compliance.
• Support and comply with HACCP, Food Safety, and ISO 9001:2015 quality systems, ensuring all activities meet strict safety and traceability expectations for a regulated manufacturing facility.

For this role, you will need:

• NZ Certificate in Energy and Chemical Process Operations (Level 4), or Level 3 with commitment to completing Level 4, OR a minimum of four years’ relevant industrial experience with willingness to obtain formal NZ qualifications.
• Experience operating steam boilers or similar process‑plant equipment in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of water treatment, process monitoring, and plant performance optimisation.
• Ability to interpret instrumentation, analyse system trends, and troubleshoot operational issues effectively.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems, ensuring all activities are accurately documented and audit‑ready.

With us, you will get:

• Great working conditions
• Training provided
• Generous staff discounts and perks
• Locations across New Zealand offering opportunities to move as you do
• Gear and PPE provided

About us:

Season's Best is part of the Talley's group. Talley’s is a multi-division, international company that’s proudly New Zealand owned and operated, bringing the best New Zealand seafood, mussels, and vegetable products locally and to the world. With over 2000 employees across 12 South Island locations, we’re committed to excellence in everything we do.

There’s a history of goodness at Talley’s—and it’s not just our nutritious, delicious food. We stand by the impeccable quality of our products and our growing team of skilled workers as we bring healthy, delicious food to dinner tables near and far. What really sets us apart is the fact that all our products come directly from and are processed in New Zealand, and our people are fundamental to our success.

Ready to start?

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please submit your application along with your resume.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the position(s) is/are filled.

Is this role not the right fit for you? See our other openings at seasonsbest.co.nz.

Season's Best is a drug free workplace. All candidates may be required to under-go pre-employment and random drug screening.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work permanently in New Zealand.

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