Amenities Supervisor - Edendale - Southland - 11969 - Fonterra

General Information

Date Published

22-May-2025

Advertising Ends

05-Jun-2025

ID#

11969

Role Type

Manufacturing

Work Type

Permanent Full-Time

Workplace Type

On-site

Country

New Zealand

Location

Southland

Position Description

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

Established in 1881, our Edendale manufacturing site is New Zealand’s oldest dairy processing site and with 13 plants, we produce 14 million bags of milk powder each year for export and process up to 15 million litres of milk every day in peak season.

About the Opportunity |Mō tēnei tūranga

We have a permanent opportunity for a Supervisor to join our Amenities team and support the laundry, cleaning, and canteen staff. Our team is committed to maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for all employees and visitors, and this is a fantastic opportunity if you are serious about developing your career and keen to be part of our highly motivated and supportive team.

Day to day you will be allocating daily tasks and leading the Amenities to ensure high standards of hygiene and service. This role requires a proactive, solution focused, hands-on leader.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure the smooth daily operations of laundry, cleaning and canteen staff, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard.

• Create and manage work schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for all shifts.

• Training new staff on cleaning protocols, safety procedures, and customer service standards. Provide ongoing training and support to existing staff.

• Maintain accountability for regular inspections of cleaning and canteen areas to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations

• Monitor inventory of cleaning supplies and canteen stock. Place orders as needed to maintain adequate supplies.

• Support & guide canteen staff to ensure excellent customer service is delivered at all times

• Ensure all staff adhere to health and safety guidelines. Conduct regular safety meetings.

This is position is a rostered shift pattern of four on and four off.

About You | Mōu

Your proven leadership qualities with the ability to motivate and develop a team alongside outstanding organisational and planning skills will be the key to your success.

As a motivated individual you will combine your excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to seek out continuous improvement ideas with an ongoing focus on health and safety.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Proven experience in a supervisory role, preferably in a cleaning or food service environment.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Skilled in conveying information with clarity and professionalism

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

• Basic computer skills for scheduling and reporting

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 close at midnight, Thursday 5th June 2025.

The benefits of life at Fonterra | Ngā painga o te mahi ki Fonterra

Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.

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, 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.

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