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. Our rich history is built on farming families working together to share the natural goodness of our dairy with the world.
Collaboration, innovation, and passion was the cornerstone of our creation and something we continue to value today through our commitment to care for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk. Our milk creates goodness through nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients that are loved here in New Zealand and around the world.
About the opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga
Our Fonterra Whareroa Utilities team are looking for a Shift Engineer Operator to join a highly engaged team. You’ll be working in a large gas fired co-generation plant, operating gas turbines, a steam turbine, 40 bar boilers supplying electricity and stream to site. An ammonia refrigeration plant compressed air and potable water treatment plant all suppling site utilities.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Operating our boilers to meet KPI targets and consent requirements
- Ensuring our utilities operate to optimum safety, efficiency and reliability
- Machine maintenance and continuous improvement activities
- Identifying areas for improvement within plant and process
- Ensuring the safe and effective operation of plant and equipment
- Understand the function of Safety Critical Equipment ( SCE’s)
- Participate in permit to work and isolation procedures.
This role is a twelve hour shift pattern of six on (three days, three nights) and six off.
About you | Mōu
It goes without saying that you’ll have solid experience in the operation of boilers and knowledge of other utilities, Enchem L4 certification, including some knowledge of ammonia refrigeration and compressed air systems. Add to that your strong fault-finding skills, analytical ability, and excellent communication skills will mean you will fit well within our team.
Other key attributes include:
- Experience in operating boilers or similar heavy industry plant/equipment
- Enchem L4 or Enchem 3 and currently working towards L4 certification, 3rd class Marine or First Class steam
- Adaptable to change and eager to learn
- Strong communication skills
- A passion for new technology and alternative energy opportunities
- A mechanical, electrical or refrigeration trade qualification or background.
This is an ideal opportunity for an individual to become part of a great team with some real opportunities for improvement and being world class, if you’re up for a challenge then we look forward to hearing from you.
Our Story
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.
Apply Now! This role closes Sunday, 20 April 2025
