We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies created and owned by 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 by over a billion people every day 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 the opportunity

As a Maintenance Electrician, you’ll use your solid electrical experience to navigate through changing work priorities to plan and implement preventative maintenance initiatives, particularly around our cheese manufacturing and whey processing. 

You’ll be a key member of the Maintenance Team with a strong focus on Health and Safety and maintenance best practices.

Your forward-thinking, drive, and ability to achieve results will benefit you here, as you’ll have plenty of scope to drive continuous improvement on equipment and process reliability with some of the industry's leading-edge automated technology. 

A natural at coping with change, you’ll be capable of reacting to unplanned breakdowns and troubleshooting issues as they occur. Additional areas of focus may include instrumentation services for the site maintenance of PLC equipment and motors and writing standard operating procedures.

What you’ll bring

You will need to be a registered A-grade electrician with a current practising licence. Other beneficial skills and experience include:

·         Proven experience in maintenance roles within dairy, food, farming, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.

·         Strong diagnostic skills, with the ability to manage breakdowns and perform root cause analysis.

·         Hands-on experience with PLC systems, instrumentation, and automated manufacturing equipment.

·         Familiarity with CMMS platforms (ideally MEX) for maintenance planning and tracking.

·         Skilled in general industrial maintenance, including equipment repair, failure analysis, and preventative maintenance.

·         Excellent problem-solving, planning, and time management skills, with the ability to work independently.

·         Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and team-oriented attitude.

·         With high-tech equipment, dedicated and passionate teams with your safety in mind, this could be the start of building a rewarding career at Fonterra.

The benefits of life at 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. 

To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers

Sound good to you? Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together. 

Here at Fonterra, we are committed to growing our people. We value you and your career progression and are excited that you are taking this next step in your career journey with us. We are proud to offer a wide variety of roles across the Co-op, ensuring that no matter what business unit or stage of life you're in, there's a good chance we've got something to suit.

Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements? 

That's not a problem. We are committed to growing our internal talent and building a diverse workplace; therefore, we are 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.

Sound good to you? We like to see as many jobs as possible filled by our talented existing team, so if you are interested, please apply now so we can continue to solve for better, together. 

You, me, us together.

*** Please note: To be considered for this position you must already have the legal right to live and work in Australia ***