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
Based in Longburn, only 5 minutes’ drive to Palmerston North, Longburn Farms is made up of two dairy farms and two support blocks.
Thornton Park Farm is a predominantly flat farm of 200ha milking platform and an 80ha support block which boundaries onto the Manawatu river.
Neighbouring Thornton Park Farm is our Innesmoor Farm, which is a largely flat farm of 130ha which milking 350 cows though a 32 a side herringbone shed and is supported by our Braeburn 50ha support block.
With the two dairy farms and support blocks neighbouring each other, we transfer cows between the farms to best utilise our pasture, infrastructure and a team of 8 full timers and casuals. By combining resources of the farms we can offer a variety of jobs types during the day where no two days are the same whilst still providing a competitive work roster.
The farm team takes great pride in running farm tours for our Fonterra customers and boasts claiming title of New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards – Manawatu Trainee of the Year winner for the last 3 consecutive years!
About the opportunity | Te whai waahi
Putting your rural knowledge and love for agriculture to work with us will be a positive move for our farmers and your future. Like us, you're passionate about rural life and agricultural people and it's your expertise that means there are no boundaries to what can be achieved here.
This is a permanent role where you will be working an average of 50 hours per week which will be paid on a monthly basis.
Reporting to our Farm Manager, your key responsibilities will include the below:
- Milking 600 cows through a 50 bale rotary shed with cup removers, auto drafting and in shed feeding when working at Thornton Park
- When working at the Innnesmoor farm, milking 350 cows through a 32 a side herring bone shed with auto drafting
- Feeding out
- Break fencing
- Recording and documentation of activities carried out on farm
- Weed control
- Farm maintenance
- Tractor work
- Other farm tasks as required
You will assist in making sure the farms, our vehicles and the sheds are maintained to a high standard and that the property improvements are managed in a timely manner.
Key focuses of the role:
- Support strategic decisions being made on farm.
- Assist farm management with animal health and welfare requirements
- Assist in maintaining accurate records of stock, animal health treatments, grazing records, and effluent management
- Complying with the requirements of the Health & Safety in Employment Act
- Supporting the Farm Manager to ensure environmental compliance is always met or exceeded
About you | Moe koe
- What you’ll bring to the role:
- Have an understanding of farming in New Zealand
- Be physically fit and have sound machinery and stock handling skills
- Hold a Full NZ driver’s license
- Demonstrate strong communication and relationship building skills
- Level 3 Agriculture ITO qualification or above advantageous
- Be adaptable and quick thinking
- Be willing to adapt new technology and partake in recording and on farm research
Our story | To Tatou Korero
Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit gives us all a common strength and purpose. Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people who are at the heart of what we do, we want our farmers, employees, customers and communities to thrive. Kaitiakitanga, ensures we take care of the land. We are committed to farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
Whakaohooho constantly inspires ourselves and each other with great career development opportunities and benefits. We enable 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.
Sound good to you? Come join our whānau. You, me, Us Together Tᾱtou tᾱtou.
