Design and Engineering Manager - wyma

Job Description \n Design & Engineering Manager

\n Permanent, Full Time

\n Christchurch, NZ

\n \n Senior Leadership Role – People, Commercial and Technical Management focus

\n Established NZ Company with Global Market Focus

\n Market Leading Products in Capital Equipment / Machinery sector

\n Renowned reputation for product innovation and development

\n CHRISTCHURCH based role

\n THE OPPORTUNITY\n Wyma, www.wymasolutions.com , has established a global reputation for reliable, high-performance post-harvest equipment and processing systems, and is a world leader in the global fresh produce sector. This reputation has been built through practical innovation, customer-driven product development, and the ability to turn new concepts into repeatable, commercially successful products. In this key technical leadership role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring Wyma continues to deliver high-quality, innovative products and solutions, while lifting engineering capability, execution discipline, technical systems and leadership depth for the future.

ABOUT THE ROLE\n As the Design & Engineering Manager, you will be part of Wyma NZ’s senior leadership team. Based at Wyma’s Christchurch manufacturing, engineering and product development centre, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team of 28 staff across New Zealand and the Czech Republic. The team delivers standard products, configured solutions and customer-specific engineering projects, while supporting product development, product release and lifecycle improvement.

\n You will be responsible for:

\n \n Building a high-performing engineering team through leadership, coaching, succession planning, and capability development.

\n Providing technical leadership and engineering judgement across complex mechanical, automation, and integrated system decisions.

\n Ensuring engineering projects are delivered to quality, budget, and schedule commitments.

\n Driving improvements in engineering standards, design reuse, documentation, governance, and resource planning.

\n Providing engineering input to support product release, lifecycle improvement and customer-specific requirements, while balancing technical and commercial outcomes.

\n Collaborating closely with Manufacturing, Product & Innovation, Sales, Project Delivery, and Aftermarket teams to achieve broader business objectives.

\n Developing future engineering leaders and ensuring critical technical knowledge is shared and retained across the business.

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