Fonterra

Our Co-operative 

Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini 

Here at Fonterra, we are committed to growing our people. We value you and your career progression and are excited that you are taking this next step in your career journey with us. We are proud to offer a wide variety of roles across the Co-op, ensuring that no matter what business unit or stage of life you're in, there's a good chance we've got something to suit. 

About us | Ko wai mātou

Step into the dynamic world of Fonterra's COO Business Unit, where our teams contribute to our NZ manufacturing sites and global supply chain operations, help uphold technical excellence and work with our global safety, quality, and regulatory teams.

Our Takaka site is dedicated to processing South Island milk into skim milk powder for the export market. 

About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi

We are looking for Process and Packing operators, who will be working on a rostered shift pattern at our Tirau site.
A role as an Operator is a fantastic opportunity if you are serious about advancing your career and keen to be part of a highly motivated and supportive team.

As a Process or Packing Operator, you'll be working on the factory floor with your key responsibilities being:

• Setting up, checking and running automated production machinery
• Performing quality checks to ensure production meets world class standards
• Running machine diagnostics and problem solving
• Ensuring documentation is correct and complete

About you | Ko wai koe

Your strong mechanical aptitude, planning and sound problem-solving skills will ensure things run smoothly; you won’t just find the problem, you'll be part of finding and implementing the solution.

Together with a good work ethic and a strong focus on health and safety, you’ll be physically fit and able to show a background of:

• Participating and contributing to a high performing team
• Operating touch screen machinery
• Food manufacturing experience is desirable
• Operating a Forklift with a current F and OSH would be helpful, but not essential

Our story | Ō mātou kōrero

• Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.
• Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose.
• Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do.
• Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
• Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices. 

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together. Tᾱtou tᾱtou.