Our Co-operative
Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini
We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.
When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About us | Whakapā mai
The Central and Upper South Island (CUSI) region of Fonterra is made up of four main sites: Takaka, Darfield, Clandeboye and Studholme. There are also several satellite locations such as Brightwater, Culverden and Ashburton. Each site brings unique attributes to Fonterra that make them key for achieving Fonterra’s Strategy. Clandeboye is the largest site of the four with 11 plants and capacity of 13 million litres of milk per day.

About the opportunity | Te whai waahi
Due to growth, we have an exciting and rare opportunity for an experienced Engineering Project Manager to join our Central South Island Capital Projects team.

Reporting to the South Island Portfolio Manager Regional Projects, you will be responsible for full project management of projects up to $20M, from project conception, definition and scoping, concept design through delivery to post-completion support.

You will drive delivery of projects with the projects being sponsored/owned by a variety of people in operations, ensuring process, budget and timelines are clear, then lead project teams through funding, design and implementation to ensure business benefits are delivered. With a range of resources supporting different projects, you will ensure permits for contractors are up to date, the team are aligned on the outcomes, and you are communicating updates across our key stakeholders and senior leaders.

This is a fantastic opportunity where you will get exposure to a range of engineering projects, leading initiatives that will significantly improve the sustainability, safety, quality, and reliability of assets within our operations. Your projects will be highly visible to senior leaders and make a real difference to the future performance and success of Fonterra.

As a member of the Central Upper South Island Capital projects, you will be responsible for capital projects across our manufacturing sites from Takaka in stunning Golden Bay through to Studholme in vibrant South Canterbury. This role will largely be aligned to supporting projects at our Clandeboye site in South Canterbury and you will need to be available on site 2-3 days per week.

About you | Moe koe
We are looking for a go-getter with a strong team approach. To be successful in this role you will bring an engineering or project management background, within a high-quality team environment with the ability to deliver complex capital projects end to end. You will have industrial manufacturing experience for, or with, a company producing food or dairy products having an in depth understanding of primary manufacturing processes.

You’ll have a proven ability to cope with an ever changing and busy workload effectively, as well as having excellent prioritisation and decision-making skills. You’ll be reliable, approachable, and be able to identify, and provide solutions to the wider business to keep projects moving forward.

The key to your success will be:

• Experience in engineering and/or industrial operations essential.
• Minimum 3-5 years project management experience delivering capital projects up to or in excess of $15M
• Project management certification such as PMP, or CAPM is desired. If you have no certification, the willingness to complete certification is required.
• Ability to prioritize your work to resource, lead and manage several projects at any given time
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail to fully scope and cost projects
• The ability to manage change and see tasks through to completion
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent collaboration, influencing and problem-solving skills
• A strong communicator with excellent business writing skills
• Experiencing managing large cross-functional teams or complex groups

This varied role is both challenging and fulfilling and is offering a great opportunity to develop your career in a diverse and exciting project management role.

Our story | To Tatou Korero
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.