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 | Ko wai mātou
As a team we have come a long way – we’re in a good place and can be proud of what we have achieved, but nothing in our business stands still, and that means we can’t either.
The global landscape is changing with increased competition, higher costs and changing technology. We now have the chance to reconsider how we achieve greater value from our shareholder’s milk. It’s time to build on all our hard mahi and set ourselves up for a more sustainable future.
About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi
We are looking for a dynamic Civil Engineering Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our civil engineering infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to provide expert guidance and strategic direction for the management and development of Fonterra’s civil engineering assets, both existing and new.
As the Civil Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and adherence to industry standards, safeguarding the integrity and sustainability of our infrastructure. Your initiatives will drive operational efficiency and align with Fonterra’s unwavering commitment to quality and safety in all engineering practices.
Working closely with our regions and business units, you will be at the forefront driving a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
You will be responsible for:
- Coaching our stakeholder base to drive sustainable transformation.
- The integration of strategy into the performance improvement pipelines.
- Working with regional leadership and Business Unit leadership to establish new areas to unlock end to end value.
- Partner with various areas of the business to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
This role will be based at in Hamilton and report to the Head of Technical Engineering, within our Global Engineering Team. The nature of this role will require you to be out and about visiting our sites for operational matters and capital projects at least once a week, so we need someone who has the flexibility to allow for this.
About you | Moe koe
This is not your standard Civil Engineering role, with a wide variety of assets in our portfolio your experience in Asset ownership, together with a broad engineering experience working with New Zealand standards and legislation will set you up for success in this role.
Key Attributes:
- Minimum of Bachelor of Engineer Degree or equivalent.
- Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) – Engineering New Zealand (preferred).
- Substantial civil engineering management infrastructure experience in an asset owner environment.
- Over 15 years experience in Heavy civils/Buildings and or Industrial Engineering, Construction management.
- Experience managing engineering change and remediation.
- Experience in leading, managing and developing internal teams, and working with external consultants and contractors to achieve strategies and goals.
If you are passionate about Civil Engineering, have experience in Asset Ownership and are looking for your next role where you can make a real impact, we want to hear from you. Apply now and help us shape the future of Fonterra.
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.
