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 | He kupu mō mātou
Our Pahiatua site sits in the heart of the Manawatu region and specialises in producing whole milk powder that is exported to markets around the world. During peak milking season, Pahiatua processes up to 4 million litres of milk every day.
About the opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga
We have an opportunity for a talented and committed operator to join our high performing team on a permanent basis.
Your self-motivation, mechanical aptitude, attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot will contribute to the high precision and stable running of our plant.
Working on rostered shift pattern of four on and four off (2 days, 2 nights and four off) this is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career and be part of a highly motivated and supportive team.
As an operator, you'll be working in a control room or on the factory floor where your key responsibilities may include:
- Setting up, checking, and running automated production machinery
- Performing quality checks to ensure production meets world class standards
- Running machine diagnostics and problem solving
- Ensuring documentation is correct and complete
About you | Mōu
Your strong mechanical aptitude, planning and sound problem-solving skills will ensure things run smoothly; you won’t just find the problem, you'll be part of finding and implementing the solution.
Together with a good work ethic and a strong focus on health and safety, you’ll be able to show a background of:
- Proven reliability as a team member
- Participating and contributing to a high performing team
- Strong computer literacy
- Strong focus on documentation and compliance
- Food manufacturing experience (advantageous)
To be successful in this role you will have strong self-motivation to learn and develop, have a passion for continuous improvement, and a strong safety mindset which will set you up for success in this role.
Your mechanical aptitude will allow you to build understanding of the computerised machinery, and alongside this your strong attention to detail will ensure you keep an eye on quality control and maintain product to customer specifications.
Our story | Ō mātou kōrero
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.
Sound good to you? Come join our whānau. You, me, Us Together Tᾱtou tᾱtou.
