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.
About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager at our Te Rapa site where you will have the opportunity to take the department to the next level and continue the journey of maintenance improvements. As a key member of the leadership team, you’ll provide hands on leadership, mentoring and coaching to our highly skilled Maintenance Team to enable the achievement of our engineering strategy and world class standards in health and safety, food safety and quality, asset management and continuous improvement.
You’ll lead the Maintenance team’s strategic direction and delivery while having accountability for world class standards in our Fonterra strategy.
Core responsibilities include:
Building a high performing team environment and fostering a culture of high engagement and collaboration with a continuous improvement mindset and focus.
Building succession strategies throughout the maintenance team, through regular 1 on 1 meetings and personal development plans.
Work along union delegates to support the team with union matters.
Optimising site R&M strategy, and Integrated Work System (IWS) PM pillar leadership.
Analysing and optimising maintenance budget and major service contracts.
Developing site capital management performance driven by long term strategic business and capital plans based on asset condition and risk.
Building long term partnerships that create value with our customers, suppliers and contractors.
About you | Ko wai koe You will be a natural people leader with strong coaching abilities.
We want to hear from you if you have:
A trade certificate or tertiary degree in Engineering - Mechanical, Electrical or other relevant field.
People leadership experience of large teams with the ability to engage and motivate others.
Proven understanding of maintenance management processes and an engineering project management background.
A strategic mindset with effective communication and relationship management skills.
Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to implement and drive continuous improvement.
Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements? At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.
Applications will close at midnight, Monday 20th January 2025.
Hard Skills Required
Maintenance Management
Project Management
Budget Optimisation
Capital Planning
Continuous Improvement
Soft Skills Required
People Leadership
Coaching Skills
Effective Communication
Collaborative Approach
Problem Solving
Benefits and Perks
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Work-Life Balance Support
No matter what stage of life you're at we have a variety of leave options to suit everyone. This includes the ability to purchase additional leave, enhanced parental leave benefits, and long service leave
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Relocation Support
No matter what your role is, we encourage you to be a life-long learner and will support you to develop your skills.
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Flexible Work
Working in a flexible way to get the job done and also being there for life’s important moments what we’re all about.
